Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Pteriomorphia > Order Ostreida > Superfamily Pinnoidea > Family Pinnidae > Genus Pinna

Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pinna*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Pinna ensiformis*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Pinna incurvata*	Born, 1778	synonym
*Pinna nigella*	De Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Pinna nobilis var. dilatata*	Pallary, 1906	synonym
*Pinna nobilis var. gangisa*	De Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Pinna nobilis var. intermilla*	De Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Pinna nobilis var. latella*	De Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Pinna nobilis var. maga*	De Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Pinna nobilis var. nana*	Pallary, 1919	synonym
*Pinna nobilis var. pisciformis*	De Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Pinna nobilis var. polii*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890	synonym
*Pinna nobilis var. rarisquama*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890	synonym
*Pinna squammosa*	Requien, 1848	synonym
*Pinna squamosa*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: midhja si pendë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bulgarian: blаgorodnа pinа; Благородна пина sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Catalan: nacre sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Corsican: gnaccara

English: fan mussel; noble pen shell; noble penshell; rough penshell sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

French: grande nacre; jamboneau de mer sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

German: Edle; Edle Steckmuschel; große Steckmuschel; Schinkenmuschel; Steckmuschel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona;Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

Greek: Πίνα; Πίννα sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: astura; cozza penna; nacchera; pinna comune; pinna nobile sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: kilnioji pina sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: leščur; veliki leščur sources: Davorin Tome;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: nácar; nacra común sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: delici midye sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Пинна шляхетна

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p.
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
additional source	Sanna, D.; Cossu, P.; Dedola, G. L.; Scarpa, F.; Maltagliati, F.; Castelli, A.; Franzoi, P.; Lai, T.; Cristo, B.; Curini-Galletti, M.; Francalacci, P.; Casu, M. (2013). Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Genetic Structuring of Pinna nobilis across the Mediterranean Sea. PLoS ONE. 8(6): e67372.
additional source	Marrocco, V.; Zangaro, F.; Sicuro, A.; Pinna, M. (2019). A scaling down mapping of Pinna nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) through the combination of scientific literature, NATURA 2000, grey literature and citizen science data. Nature Conservation. 33: 43-53.
additional source	Catanese, G.; Grau, A.; Valencia, J. M.; Garcia-March, J. R.; Vázquez-Luis, M.; Alvarez, E.; Deudero, S.; Darriba, S.; Carballal, M. J.; Villalba, A. (2018). Haplosporidium pinnae sp. nov. , a haplosporidan parasite associated with mass mortalities of the fan mussel, Pinna nobilis , in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 157: 9-24.
additional source	Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140780