Comb Penshell
| Scientific Name: | Atrina pectinata |
| Species: | Bivalves (Pinnidae) |
| Other names: |
Molluscs, Oysters, Pen Shell, Pacific Pen Shell, Scaly Pen Shell, Fan shell. |
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Comb PenshellUploaded by: @fishx6 in March 2008
Photographed at: - Maldives
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Comb PenshellUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Comb PenshellUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: police pier lembeh - Indonesia
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Comb PenshellUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
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Comb PenshellUploaded by: @blogie in October 2011
Photographed at: Takut Tabo Dive Site, General Santos City - Philippines
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Comb PenshellUploaded by: @fishx6 in February 2012
Photographed at: Great Keppel Islands, QLD - Australia
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Comb PenshellUploaded by: @fishx6 in February 2012
Photographed at: Great Keppel Islands, QLD - Australia
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Description
Also known as Molluscs, Oysters, Pen Shell, Pacific Pen Shell, Scaly Pen Shell and Fan shell.
Found on coral and rocky reefs attached to rocks and walls.
They feed on plankton.
Length - 20cm
Depth - 1-15m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
Most Bivalves are permanently anchored in fissures or depressions in the rock surface of the reef, some may become covered in algae and other marine life.
Other Bivalves swim free, either by a well developed foot or propelled along by a jet of water from their mantle cavity.
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