Comb penshell

Atrina pectinata

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth20–48 m
Water temperature13–30 °C
Best monthsJuly and October
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Atrina pectinata is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Pinnidae, and has the common names comb pen shell and fan mussel in English.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Atrina pectinata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 11 records
February: 7 records
March: 15 records
April: 11 records
May: 10 records
June: 11 records
July: 28 records
August: 15 records
September: 12 records
October: 19 records
November: 14 records
December: 11 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 20–48 m · Deepest record: 2,960 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 10 records
20–30 m: 65 records
30–40 m: 11 records
40–50 m: 7 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 7 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–30 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 82 records
18–20 °C: 13 records
20–22 °C: 9 records
22–24 °C: 14 records
24–26 °C: 13 records
26–28 °C: 21 records
28–30 °C: 34 records

Photos

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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Names and classification

English: Comb penshell, comb penshell, Fan Mussel

Names in 2 more languages

German: Kamm-Steckmuschel
Japanese: タイラギ

Other scientific names: Atrina (Servatrina) pectinata, Pinna (Atrina) pectinata, Pinna brocchii, Pinna hanleyi, Pinna pectinata

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
446 open-data records from 1767 to 2021.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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