North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140780 on 2026-06-07

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140780 on 2026-06-07

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 707 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Pinna ensiformis Monterosato, 1884) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 8 [details]

original description (of Pinna incurvata Born, 1778) Born, I. von. (1778). Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]: Kraus. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890
page(s): 117 [details]

original description (of Pinna squammosa Requien, 1848) Requien, E. (1848). Catalogue des coquilles de l'Île de Corse. Avignon: Seguin. v-xii, 13-109 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59044288 [details]

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. nana Pallary, 1919) Pallary, P. (1919). Enumération des mollusques marins des côtes de la Syrie. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle d'Afrique du Nord. 10 (7): 166-172; 10 (8): 175-176. [15 July and 15 November, respectively]., available online at http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Libro.php?Libro=1843&Pagina=169
page(s): 175 [details]

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. pisciformis De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere Vulsella. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 200 [details]

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. gangisa De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere Vulsella. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 200-201 [details]

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. intermilla De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere Vulsella. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 200 [details]

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. maga De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere Vulsella. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 200 [details]

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. latella De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere Vulsella. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 200 [details]

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. rarisquama Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 131 [details]

original description (of Pinna nobilis var. polii Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 130 [details]

original description (of Pinna nigella De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere Vulsella. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): p. 201. [details]

original description (of Pinna squamosa Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]

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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]

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. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2018.07.006 [details] Available for editors

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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067372 [details]

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., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.33.30397 [details]