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newbie question - horserider - 07-15-2007 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: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9254012@N07/819081326/" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9254012@N07/819081326/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/9254012@N07/819081326/</a><!-- m --></a> Kind regards J.Boshoven newbie question - paul monfils - 07-15-2007 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.  <span class="petit">--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2007-07-16 04:04:14 --</span>