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Anomiidae
Sign in to saveAnomiidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs related to scallops and oysters, and known as anomiids. It contains seven genera.
Species
jingle shells
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderPectinida
- FamilyAnomiidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded101,983
Die Sattelmuscheln (Anomiidae) sind eine Muschel-Familie aus der Ordnung der Pectinida.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 967
- With media
- 37
- Family
- Anomiidae
- Collections
- LACM, UCMP, YPM, SDNHM, UF, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Cuba, Egypt, French Polynesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anomioidea
- Image
- Anomia ephippium.jpg
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- Anomiidae
- taxon name
- Anomiidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Anomiidae
- taxon common name
- Sattelmuscheln
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Genera and species
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Anomiidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs related to scallops and oysters, and known as anomiids. It contains seven genera.
The family is known by several common names, including jingle shells, '''mermaid's toenails, and saddle oysters'.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anomiidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.