Summary ⁵

Atrina rigida, commonly known as the rigid pen shell, is a bivalve mollusc found from the North Carolina coast through the West Indies and to Brazil. It has attracted research interest in studies of calcification in its nacre as well as other aspects of its ecology.

Habitat ⁶

Habitat Type: Marine

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Victor W Fazio III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Victor W Fazio III
2. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Atrina%20rigida%20(Lightfoot,%201786)
3. (c) Jason Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/2893637558_d0f215fc14_o.jpg
4. (c) FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/11357795956_73486d2d92_o.jpg
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrina_rigida
6. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28868493

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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