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Pinna magellanica

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Pinna magellanica is a species in the family Pinnidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about Pinna magellanica

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 Pinna magellanica live?

Not recorded

Is Pinna magellanica 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 Pinna magellanica classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPinnidae
  6. genusPinna
  7. SpeciesPinna magellanica Ihering, 1899

Synonyms Atrina magellanica, Pinna semicostata var. magellanica

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pinna magellanica

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 Pinna magellanica?

Pinna magellanica (Pinna magellanica) 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). Pinna magellanica (Pinna magellanica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinna-magellanica

MLA

“Pinna magellanica (Pinna magellanica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinna-magellanica.

BibTeX
@misc{pinna_magellanica_2026,
  title = {Pinna magellanica (Pinna magellanica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinna-magellanica},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}