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Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758

140780  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140780)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Ostreida (Order)
  8. Pinnoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Pinnidae (Family)
  10. Pinna (Genus)
  11. Pinna nobilis (Species)
accepted
Species
Pinna (Pinna) nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Pinna aculeatosquamosa E. von Martens, 1866 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pinna nigella De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pinna nobilis var. nana Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pinna obeliscus E. von Martens, 1866 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pinna saccata Poli, 1795 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Pinna...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Pinna saccata Linnaeus, 1758; Pinna ensiformis Monterosato, 1884 is a replacement name
Pinna squammosa Requien, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 707 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140780 on 2025-07-14
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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 707 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Pinna ensiformis Monterosato, 1884) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). <i>Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 8 [details] 

original description (of Pinna gigas Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details] 

original description (of Pinna incurvata Born, 1778) Born, I. Von. (1778). Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]; (Kraus)., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890 [details] 

original description (of Pinna nigella De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): p. 201. [details] 

original description (of Pinna squamosa Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details] 

original description (of Pinna squammosa Requien, 1848) Requien, E. (1848). <i>Catalogue des coquilles de l'Île de Corse</i>. Avignon: Seguin. v-xii, 13-109 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59044288 [details] 

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. nana Pallary, 1919) Pallary, P. (1919). Enumération des mollusques marins des côtes de la Syrie. <em>Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle d'Afrique du Nord.</em> 10 (7): 166-172; 10 (8): 175-176. [15 July and 15 November, respectively]., available online at http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Libro.php?Libro=1843&Pagina=169
page(s): 175 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. pisciformis De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 200 [details] 

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. gangisa De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 200-201 [details] 

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. intermilla De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 200 [details] 

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. maga De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 200 [details] 

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. latella De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 200 [details] 

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. rarisquama Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 131 [details] 

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. polii Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 130 [details] 

original description (of Pinna cornuformis Nardo, 1847) Nardo, G.D. (1847). Prospetto della fauna marina volgare del Veneto estuario con cenni sulle principali specie commestibili dell'Adriatico, sulle venete pesche, sulle valli, ecc. Pp. 113-156 (1-45 in reprint). <em>In: Venezia e le sue Lagune. Volume Secundo. G. Antonelli: Venezia.</em> [According to Carlo Froglia, the Prospetto and the Sinonimia were published simultaneously; the Sinonimia is here considered to have priority.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53300268 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

Other

additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Catanese, G.; Grau, A.; Valencia, J. M.; Garcia-March, J. R.; Vázquez-Luis, M.; Alvarez, E.; Deudero, S.; Darriba, S.; Carballal, M. J.; Villalba, A. (2018). Haplosporidium pinnae sp. nov. , a haplosporidan parasite associated with mass mortalities of the fan mussel, Pinna nobilis , in the Western Mediterranean Sea. <em>Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.</em> 157: 9-24., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2018.07.006 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Sanna, D.; Cossu, P.; Dedola, G. L.; Scarpa, F.; Maltagliati, F.; Castelli, A.; Franzoi, P.; Lai, T.; Cristo, B.; Curini-Galletti, M.; Francalacci, P.; Casu, M. (2013). Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Genetic Structuring of Pinna nobilis across the Mediterranean Sea. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 8(6): e67372., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067372 [details] 

additional source Marrocco, V.; Zangaro, F.; Sicuro, A.; Pinna, M. (2019). A scaling down mapping of <i>Pinna nobilis</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) through the combination of scientific literature, NATURA 2000, grey literature and citizen science data. <em>Nature Conservation.</em> 33: 43-53., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.33.30397 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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LanguageName 
Albanian midhja si pendë  [details]
Bulgarian Благородна пинаblаgorodnа pinа  [details]
Catalan nacre  [details]
Corsican gnaccara  [details]
English rough penshellnoble penshellnoble pen shellfan musselcommon penshell [from synonym]  [details]
French jamboneau de mergrande nacre  [details]
German SteckmuschelSchinkenmuschelgroße SteckmuschelGemeine Steckmuschel [from synonym]Edle SteckmuschelEdle  [details]
Italian pinna nobile pinna comunenaccheracozza pennaastura  [details]
Lithuanian kilnioji pina  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) ΠίνναΠίνα  [details]
Slovenian veliki leščurleščur  [details]
Spanish nacra comúnnácar  [details]
Turkish delici midye  [details]
Ukrainian Пинна шляхетна  [details]
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes) (from synonym Pinna saccata Poli, 1795)
To Barcode of Life (94 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (159 publications) (from synonym Pinna squamosa Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (398 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Pinna obeliscus E. von Martens, 1866)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pinna nobilis) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pinna saccata) (from synonym Pinna saccata Poli, 1795)
To GenBank (1019 nucleotides; 524 proteins) 
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered) 
To Malacopics (Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 Greece, Voreio Aigaio, Chios, Lagkada, alive in sand, a... 
To Malacopics (Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 Mediterranean, ex coll. J. Trausel) 
To PESI (from synonym Pinna ensiformis Monterosato, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna incurvata Born, 1778)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna nigella De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Pinna squamosa Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna squammosa Requien, 1848)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna nobilis var. nana Pallary, 1919)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna nobilis var. pisciformis De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna nobilis var. gangisa De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna nobilis var. intermilla De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna nobilis var. maga De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna nobilis var. latella De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna nobilis var. rarisquama Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna nobilis var. polii Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890)
To PESI (from synonym Pinna nobilis var. dilatata Pallary, 1906)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
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