Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Stiff Penshell
Atrina rigida
Stiff Penshell
Category: Pen Shells
Scientific Name: Atrina rigida
Size: Up to 11in. (28cm)  
Depth: 6-50 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Bivalvia (Class)
 └Ostreida (Order)
  └Pinnidae (Family)
   └Atrina (Genus)
    └A. rigida (Species)

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