Atrina squamifera
| Atrina squamifera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pteriida |
| Family: | Pinnidae |
| Genus: | Atrina |
| Species: | A. squamifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Atrina squamifera (Sowerby, 1835) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pinna squamifera G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 | |
Atrina squamifera, one of several species known as the horse mussel, is a species of bivalve pen shell. It is a marine mollusc in the family Pinnidae. It is endemic to South Africa.