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Southern razor shell

Pinna dolabrata Lamarck, 1819

Status not recordedmolluscs

The southern razor shell (Pinna dolabrata) is a species in the family Pinnidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the southern 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 southern razor shell live?

Not recorded

Is the southern 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 southern razor shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPinnidae
  6. genusPinna
  7. SpeciesPinna dolabrata Lamarck, 1819

Synonyms Pinna dolabrata, Pinna inermis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Australian razor clamEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the southern razor shell

Other species in the same genus Pinna.

Fan shell

Pinna muricata

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the southern razor shell?

The southern razor shell (Pinna dolabrata) 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). Southern razor shell (Pinna dolabrata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-razor-shell

MLA

“Southern razor shell (Pinna dolabrata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-razor-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_razor_shell_2026,
  title = {Southern razor shell (Pinna dolabrata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-razor-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}