Species Pinna muricata Linnaeus, 1758
Prickly Pen Shell, Prickly Razor Clam
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Pinna muricata Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [707] [refers to Rumph (1705:67, pl. 46, fig. M) which is the type figure (Rosewater 1961)].
Type data:
Status unknown, "M. Mediterraneo", in error. Is Indo-Pacific. Amboyne, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia. - Pinna nebulosa Lightfoot, J. 1786. A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland: deceased which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Skinner and Co., etc. London viii, 194 pp. + 44 pp. [16, 71] [nomen nudum; regarded as nomen nudum by Huber (2010)].
- Pinna tenera Lightfoot, J. 1786. A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland: deceased which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Skinner and Co., etc. London viii, 194 pp. + 44 pp. [61] [regarded as nomen nudum by Huber (2010)].
- Pinna papyracea Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [3367] [refers to Chemnitz, vol. 8, pl. 93, fig. 786; regarded as nomen nudum by Huber (2010)].
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Status unknown, Indian Ocean. - Pinna semicostata Conrad, T.A. 1837. Descriptions of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia series 1 7(2): 227-268 [245, pl.20, fig 11] [as Pinna semi-costata Conrad, 1837].
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Status unknown, Sandwich Islands. - Pinna virgata Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannoverae : Libraria Aulica Hahniana pp. 1-46. [Apr. 1843]. [36] [regarded as nomen nudum by Huber (2010); type lost].
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Status unknown, Western Australia. - Pinna rumphii Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Pinna. pls 2-32 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 5, sp. 9] [according to Huber (2010) this is a synonym ot Pinna incurva Gmelin].
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Status unknown, BMNH, Moluccas, Indonesia
Comment: Hanley MS. - Pinna philippinensis Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Pinna. pls 2-32 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 11, sp. 20] [attributed to Hanley in error; according to Huber (2010) this is a synonym of Pinna trionalis Pease, 1861, a Polynesian species].
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Status unknown, BMNH, Philippine Islands. - Pinna zebuensis Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Pinna. pls 2-32 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 14, fig 26].
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Status unknown, BMNH, Island of Zebu, Philippines. - Pinna semicostata Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Pinna. pls 2-32 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 14, fig 30] [junior homonym].
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Status unknown, BMNH, Philippine Islands. - Pinna trigonalis Pease, W.H. 1861. Description of new species of shells from the Pacific islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861: 242-247 [242] [not Australian; according to Huber (2010) this is a valid species from Micronesia and Polynesia].
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Lectotype USNM 41455, Kingsmill (Gilbert) Islands. - Pinna aequilatera Martens, E.C. von 1880. Mollusken. pp. 181-346 in Mobius, K. (ed.). Beitrage zur Meeresfauna der Insel Mauritius und der Seychellen. Berlin : Otto Enslin 352 pp. [317, pl. 22, fig 4] [not Pinna aquilatera Weinkauff, 1867 (= P. nobilis Linneaus)].
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Status unknown, Mauritius. - Pinna (Atrina) strangei Prashad, B. 1932. The Lamellibranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Systematic Part 2. Pelecypoda. Siboga-Expéditie Report 118(34): 1-353, pls 1-9, 1 map [136, pl. 4, figs. 11-13] [in part; [Prashad's figures are P. muricata Linneaus]; not P. strangei Reeve, 1858 (= Atrina pectinata Linneaus); according to Huber (2010) this is an Australian endemic species found from eastern QLD to northern NSW].
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Status unknown, southern Philippines and East Indies. - Pinna hawaiensis Dall, W.H., Bartsch, P. & Rehder, H.A. 1938. A manual of the recent and fossil marine Pelecypod mollusks of the Hawaiian Island. Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 153: 3-233, pls 1-57 [Date published July 25] [73, pl. 17, figs 8-11].
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Holotype USNM 337508, dredged off Kaanapali, Maui, 4-8 fathoms (Hawaii). - Quantulopinna delsa howensis Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [311, pl.4 , fig16].
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Holotype AM C.63145 dry, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia [31°32‘31.2‘S, 159°4‘40.8‘E]. - Quantulopinna delsa Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [311, pl. 4, fig 16].
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Holotype AM C.62034 dry, Great Barrier Reef, Low Islands, QLD [16°22‘58.8‘S, 145°34‘1.2‘E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pinna philippensis Reeve, 1858. —
Martens, E.C. von 1866. On the subdivisions of the Genus Pinna. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 17(3): 80-88 [87] (misspelling) - Pinna philippinarum Reeve, 1858. —
Martens, E.C. von 1866. On the subdivisions of the Genus Pinna. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 17(3): 80-88 [87] (misspelling) - Pinna cebuensis Reeve, 1858. —
Casto de Elera, R.P.Fr. 1896. Catálogo sistemático de toda la fauna de Filipinas conocida hasta el presente,y á la vez el de la colección zoológica del Museo de PP. Dominicos del Colegio-universidad de Sto. Tomás de Manila, escrito con motivo de la Exposición Regional Filipina, por el R.P. Fr. Casto de Elera. Manila : Imprenta del Colegio de Santo Tomás Vol. 3, Moluscos y Radiados 763 pp. [800] (misspelling for P. zebuensis Reeve, 1858)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
In WA found in the SW and NW; tropical Indo-West Pacific including Hawaii
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
To about 70 m in sea grass beds. Tolerant of salinity fluctuations
General References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [270, text fig. 64, 8] (as Q. delsa)
Fischer-Piette, E. 1974. Revison des Pinnidae du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Journal de Conchyliologie 111(1-2): 11-88 [18]
Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls. [171, pl. 52, fig.1]
Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [311, pl. 4, fig. 16] (as Quantilopinna delsa; extensive discussion of the identity of P. muricata and other herein synonymised taxa. This discussion is not mentioned in Rosewater (1961), which indicates that the material presented by Iredale might not have been considered)
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [9]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [14, pl. 5, fig. 29]
Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 [156]
Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [57]
Rosewater, J. 1961. The family Pinnidae in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(4): 175-226 [188, pls, 141, 143, 144, 145]
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, 391 pp. [368, fig. 408]
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [154, fig. 570]
Winckworth, R. 1929. Marine mollusca from South India and Ceylon, III. Pinna. With an index to the recent species of Pinna. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 18: 276-297 [285]
Common Name References
Rosewater, J. 1961. The family Pinnidae in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(4): 175-226 [188] (Prickly Pen Shell)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [p.40, pl.41B] (Prickly Razor Clam)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | PINNOIDEA | 08-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 17-Nov-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 17-Nov-2010 | MODIFIED |