''Pododesmus'' is a genus of
bivalves
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
belonging to the family
Anomiidae
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 sa ...
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The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
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Pododesmus dunhamorum
''Pododesmus'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Anomiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Pododesmus dunhamorum''
*''Pododesmus foliatus''
*'' Pododesmus incisurus''
*''Pododesmus macrochisma''
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Pododesmus foliatus
''Pododesmus'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Anomiidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Pododesmus dunhamorum''
*'' Pododesmus foliatus''
*'' Pododesmus incisurus''
*''Pododesmus macrochisma''
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Pododesmus incisurus''
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Pododesmus macrochisma
''Pododesmus macrochisma'', common name the green falsejingle or the Alaska jingle, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Anomiidae
Anomiidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs related to ...
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Pododesmus maxwelli''
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Pododesmus patelliformis
''Pododesmus patelliformis'', the ribbed saddle-oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family (biology), family Anomiidae. It is found in the north east Atlantic Ocean.
Description
This oyster has a thin asymmetric shell up to four centi ...
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Pododesmus paucicostatus''
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Pododesmus pernoides''
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Pododesmus puntarenensis''
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Pododesmus rudis
''Pododesmus rudis'', the false jingle shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Anomiidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Florida to the West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of No ...
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Pododesmus sella''
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Pododesmus squama''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3792016
Anomiidae
Bivalve genera