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Woven penshell

Atrina texta Hertlein, G D. Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1943

Status not recordedmolluscs

The woven penshell (Atrina texta) is a species in the family Pinnidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the woven penshell

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 woven penshell live?

Not recorded

Is the woven penshell 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 woven penshell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyPinnidae
  6. genusAtrina
  7. SpeciesAtrina texta Hertlein, G D. Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1943

Synonyms Atrina texta

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the woven penshell

Other species in the same genus Atrina.

Fan mussel

Atrina pectinata

PinnidaeNo free photo yet

Fan mussel

Atrina fragilis

PinnidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the woven penshell?

The woven penshell (Atrina texta) belongs to the family Pinnidae in the order Ostreida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Woven penshell (Atrina texta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/woven-penshell

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“Woven penshell (Atrina texta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/woven-penshell.

BibTeX
@misc{woven_penshell_2026,
  title = {Woven penshell (Atrina texta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/woven-penshell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}