Pinna

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Pinna can refer to:

Biology

• Pinna (anatomy), the outer part of the ear - also referred to as the auricle
• Pinna (bivalve), a genus of bivalve molluscs also known as "pen shells"
• In botany the pinnae are the divisions of a compound leaf or frond; Pinnation#Plants or Frond#Pinnate fronds
• A part (cusp) of a crown (pinnae)

People with the surname

• Christophe Pinna (born 1968), a French martial artist
• Giovanni Pinna, a paleontologist and describer of the Triassic reptile Drepanosaurus
• Mattheus Pinna da Encarnaçao (1687-1764), Brazilian theologian
• Nicola Pinna (born 1974), an Italian chemist
• Paola Pinna (born 1971), Italian politician
• Salvatore Pinna (born 1975), Italian soccer player
• Sandrine Pinna (born 1987, as 張榕容 (Chang Jung-jung aka Zhāng Róngróng)), Taiwanese actress

People with the forename

• Pinna Nesbit (1896-1950), Canadian silent film actress

Places

• Rosh Pinna, a settlement in Israel
  • Rosh Pinna Airport

Other

• USS Pinna (SS-178), a Porpoise-class U.S. Navy submarine
• De Pinna (1885-1969), U.S. clothes company
• Pinna Island, a fictional location in Super Mario Sunshine

See also

• Hypselodoris pinna (H. pinna), a species of sea slug
• Vietteania pinna (V. pinna), a species of moth