Pinnidae

Pinnidae
Pinna nobilis shell and byssus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pteriida
Superfamily: Pinnoidea
Leach, 1819
Family: Pinnidae
Leach, 1819
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The Pinnidae are a taxonomic family of large saltwater clams sometimes known as pen shells. They are marine bivalve molluscs in the order Pteriida.