Jabarkan Penjelasan dari Pinna nobilis

Kerang bivalve tersebut biasanya memiliki panjang , namun dapat pula mencapai . Bentuknya berbeda tergantung pada kawasan yang ia huni. Seperti halnya seluruh spesies dari Pinnidae, spesies tersebut relatif rentan terhadap polusi dan pengrusakan cangkang.

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