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The First Occurrence of the Pen Shell Pinna nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Samandağ coast, the northeastern Mediterranean

Türkiye Kıyı Sularında Spicara flexuosa Rafinesque (1810) için Yeni Bir Maksimum Uzunluk Kaydı

Cemal Turan(İSKENDERUN TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-9584-0261
Servet Doğdu(İSKENDERUN TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-2939-5838
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2021-06-01
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In this region, the presence of P. nobilis has never been previously recorded, and this new record confirms the presence of a new location in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Pinna nobilis is distributed in the northwest area of the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, on 9 September 2020, one specimen of Pinna nobilis, the pen shell, was observed during scuba diving at a depth of 16 m off Samandag coast (36.259444° N, 35.810111° E), the northeastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this region, the presence of P. nobilis has never been previously recorded, and this new record confirms the presence of a new location in the Mediterranean Sea.
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⚙️Variables:Pinna nobilis · record · pen shell

Abstract

Pinna nobilis is distributed in the northwest area of the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea. In this study, on 9 September 2020, one specimen of Pinna nobilis, the pen shell, was observed during scuba diving at a depth of 16 m off Samandag coast (36.259444° N, 35.810111° E), the northeastern Mediterranean Sea. In this study, we observed for the first time P. nobilis from the Mediterranean Coast of Turkey, the Samandag coast. In this region, the presence of P. nobilis has never been previously recorded, and this new record confirms the presence of a new location in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Delici midye Pinna nobilis Akdeniz'in kuzeybatı bölgesinde ve Ege Denizi'nde dağılım göstermektedir. Bu çalışmada, 9 Eylül 2020 tarihinde, kuzeydoğu Akdeniz'deki Samandağ sahilinde (36.259444° K, 35.810111° D) 16 m derinlikte aletli dalış sırasında bir adet Pinna nobilis gözlenmiştir. Bu bölgede P. nobilis'in varlığı daha önce kaydedilmemiştir. Bu yeni kayıt, Kuzeydoğu Akdeniz'de yeni bir konumun varlığını bildirmektedir.

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Turan, C., Doğdu, S. (2021). The First Occurrence of the Pen Shell Pinna nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Samandağ coast, the northeastern Mediterranean. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences, Volume: 7 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.52998/trjmms.908055

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