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Flag Atrina

Atrina vexillum (Born, 1778)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The flag atrina (Atrina vexillum) is a species in the family Pinnidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the flag atrina

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 flag atrina live?

Not recorded

Is the flag atrina 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 flag atrina classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPinnidae
  6. genusAtrina
  7. SpeciesAtrina vexillum (Born, 1778)

Synonyms Atrina gouldii banksiana, Atrina vexillum, Pinna gubernaculum, Pinna nigra, Pinna nigrina, Pinna strangei, Pinna vexillum

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Flag penshellEnglish
  • Flag razor clamEnglish
  • kyjovka černáCzech
  • FlaggenmuschelGerman
  • Nacre étendardFrench
  • מניפה שחורהHebrew
  • Pinna fragile bandieraItalian
  • クロタイラギJapanese
  • 개젖키조개Korean
  • Вымпельная атринаRussian
  • stehnovka vlajkováSlovak
  • 黑旗江珧蛤Chinese
  • Flaggen-SteckmuschelGerman
  • Nacchera fragile bandieraItalian
  • Nacchera fragile vessilloItalian
  • Pinna fragile vessilloItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flag atrina

Other species in the same genus Atrina.

Fan mussel

Atrina pectinata

PinnidaeNo free photo yet

Fan mussel

Atrina fragilis

PinnidaeNo free photo yet

CompareFlag Atrina vs Fan musselFlag Atrina vs Fan musselFlag Atrina vs Half-naked penshellFlag Atrina vs Stiff penshell

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the flag atrina?

The flag atrina (Atrina vexillum) belongs to the family Pinnidae in the order Ostreida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flag Atrina (Atrina vexillum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flag-atrina

MLA

“Flag Atrina (Atrina vexillum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flag-atrina.

BibTeX
@misc{flag_atrina_2026,
  title = {Flag Atrina (Atrina vexillum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flag-atrina},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}