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Rough penshell
Atrina pectinata
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 140779, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Rough penshell
- Scientific
- Atrina pectinata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Pinnidae (pen shells)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 39 cm (length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 0 to 200 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A pen shell: a large, fan-shaped, thin-shelled bivalve that stands upright with its pointed end buried in sand or mud, anchored by threads. It lives in lagoons and on sandy slopes.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=5, 5 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Atrina-pectinata.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140779
- inaturalist.org /taxa/363955
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Japan_sea_animal,_Rough_Penshell_(Atrina_pectinata)_(155870
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.