Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Pterioida > 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
*Pinna (Streptopinna)*	Martens, 1880	synonym
*Streptopinna*	Martens, 1880	synonym

Species group names

*Pinna ensiformis*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Pinna incurvata*	Born, 1778	synonym
*Pinna nigella*	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. magus*	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: noble pen shell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Noble Pen Shell sources: english PESI focal point

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

German: Edle; Edle Steckmuschel; große Steckmuschel; Schinkenmuschel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

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. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
additional source	Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.
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.

Taxon found in 585 publications.

Genbank

Link to Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (358 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GenBank (40 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140780