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Baggy pen shell

Streptopinna saccata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The baggy pen shell (Streptopinna saccata) is a species in the family Pinnidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the baggy pen shell

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the baggy pen shell live?

Not recorded

Is the baggy pen shell endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the baggy pen shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPinnidae
  6. genusStreptopinna
  7. SpeciesStreptopinna saccata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Pinna elongata, Pinna nuttalli, Pinna picta, Pinna saccata, Pinna saccata var. similis, Pinna vitrea, Streptopinna saccata inusitata

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • カゲロウガイJapanese
  • 굵은주름키조개Korean
  • 袋狀江珧蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the baggy pen shell

Other species in the same genus Streptopinna.

CompareBaggy pen shell vs Streptopinna reticosa

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the baggy pen shell?

The baggy pen shell (Streptopinna saccata) belongs to the family Pinnidae in the order Ostreida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Baggy pen shell (Streptopinna saccata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/baggy-pen-shell

MLA

“Baggy pen shell (Streptopinna saccata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/baggy-pen-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{baggy_pen_shell_2026,
  title = {Baggy pen shell (Streptopinna saccata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/baggy-pen-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}