Streptopinna
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pteriida |
| Family: | Pinnidae |
| Genus: | Streptopinna von Martens, 1850 |
| Species: | S. saccata
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| Streptopinna saccata | |
Streptopinna is an Indo-Pacific genus of bivalve molluscs characterized by a roughly triangular outline. There is only one species, Streptopinna saccata.
Description
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No two "baggy pen shells" are alike; they grow into unexpected shapes, conforming to the shape and position of other hard structures (rocks, coral skeletons, empty shells) in their immediate environment.
Distribution
[edit]Warm waters of the tropical Indian and western Pacific oceans.
Habitat
[edit]Buried in sandy bottoms.
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