Kerang bivalve tersebut biasanya memiliki panjang 30–50 cm (1,0–1,6 ft),[2] namun dapat pula mencapai 120 cm (4 ft).[1] Bentuknya berbeda tergantung pada kawasan yang ia huni. Seperti halnya seluruh spesies dari Pinnidae, spesies tersebut relatif rentan terhadap polusi dan pengrusakan cangkang.
Referensi
^ abZavodnik, D., Hrs-Brenko, M., & Legac, M. (1991). Synopsis of the fan shell P. nobilis L. in the eastern Adriatic sea. In the C. F. Boudouresque, M. Avon, & V. Gravez (Eds.), Les Especes Marines a Proteger en Mediterranee (pp. 169–178). Marseille, France: GIS Posidonie publ.
^Acquario di Genova (2006). Pinna nobilis. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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