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 horserider
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  Posted 15/07/2007 04:42:26 PM
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Hello,

As a newbie i started my shell collection.
Recently i found this shell in the waters of CORSE (france),

Can you please help me to identify this huge (28cm) shell.

Photo can be found on:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9254012@N07/819081326/

Kind regards

J.Boshoven

 Paul Monfils
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 Paul Monfils
  Posted 15/07/2007 06:13:27 PM
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This is a Pen Shell, family Pinnidae. Your specimen appears to be a young specimen of Pinna nobilis, the Noble Pen Shell. Although you described your shell as "huge", this is actually a small specimen of this species, which can reach 80 cm in length.  

--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2007-07-16 04:04:14 --


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