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Menke's razor shell

Pinna menkei Reeve, 1858

Status not recordedmolluscs

The menke's razor shell (Pinna menkei) is a species in the family Pinnidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the menke's razor 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 menke's razor shell live?

Not recorded

Is the menke's razor 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 menke's razor shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPinnidae
  6. genusPinna
  7. SpeciesPinna menkei Reeve, 1858

Synonyms Pinna isosceles, Pinna menkei, Pinna menkei isosceles, Pinna menkei var. caviterga

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the menke's razor shell

Other species in the same genus Pinna.

Fan shell

Pinna muricata

PinnidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the menke's razor shell?

The menke's razor shell (Pinna menkei) 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). Menke's razor shell (Pinna menkei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/menkes-razor-shell

MLA

“Menke's razor shell (Pinna menkei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/menkes-razor-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{menkes_razor_shell_2026,
  title = {Menke's razor shell (Pinna menkei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/menkes-razor-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}