Anomiidae is a

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of saltwater clams,

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bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of marine and freshwater Mollusca, molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hing ...

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s related to

scallop Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families ...

s and

oyster Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not ...

s, 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.

Description

Anomiids have extremely thin,

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, paper-like shells. There is often a hole in the lower shell, caused by growth of the shell around the

byssus A byssus () is a bundle of filaments secreted by many species of bivalve mollusc that function to attach the mollusc to a solid surface. Species from several families of clams have a byssus, including pen shells ( Pinnidae), true mussels (Mytili ...

. The shell follows the shape of the object it lies on - usually a rock or a large shell of another creature.

Uses

The flesh of members of this family is unpleasantly bitter and is not eaten. However, industrial uses of the shell include manufacture into, or as part of,

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and

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. Capiz shells, the shells of ''

Placuna placenta The windowpane oyster (''Placuna placenta'') is a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of Placunidae. They are edible, but valued more for their shells (and the rather small pearls). The shells have been used for thousands of years as a glass su ...

'', the windowpane oyster, are made into decorative objects such as

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Genera and species

The following genera and species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species: * '' Anomia'' ** ''

Anomia achaeus Anomia may refer to: * Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia * ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve See also * Anomie * Anosmia Anosmia, also known as smell blindness, is the loss of the ability to detect one or more smells. Anosmia may be temp ...

'' Gray, 1850 ** '' Anomia chinensis''

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, 1849 - Chinese jingle shell ** '' Anomia cytaeum'' Gray, 1850 ** ''

Anomia ephippium ''Anomia ephippium'' is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Anomiidae. The species has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most ...

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- European jingle shell ** ''

Anomia macostata Anomia may refer to: * Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia * ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve See also * Anomie * Anosmia Anosmia, also known as smell blindness, is the loss of the ability to detect one or more smells. Anosmia may be temp ...

'' Huber, 2010 ** ''

Anomia peruviana Anomia may refer to: * Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia * ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve See also * Anomie * Anosmia Anosmia, also known as smell blindness, is the loss of the ability to detect one or more smells. Anosmia may be tem ...

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, 1846 - Peruvian jingle shell ** ''

Anomia simplex ''Anomia simplex'', the common jingle shell, is a typical species of bivalve mollusc in the family of Anomiidae, sharing attributes to blue mussels, American oysters, and bay scallops. Species related to the family of Anomiidae are often note ...

, 1842 - Common jingle shell ** ''

Anomia trigonopsis ''Anomia trigonopsis'', also known as the New Zealand jingle, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Anomiidae Anomiidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs related to scallops and oysters, and known as ano ...

'' Hutton, 1877 - New Zealand jingle shell * '' Enigmonia'' **''

Enigmonia aenigmatica ''Enigmonia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Anomiidae, the jingle shells. ''Enigmonia aenigmatica'', the mangrove jingle shell clam, is the only species in this monotypic genus. It is found living on mangr ...

'' (Holten, 1803) - Mangrove jingle shell * '' Heteranomia'' ** '' Heteranomia squamula'' (

) - Prickly jingle * '' Isomonia'' ** '' Isomonia alberti'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897) ** '' Isomonia umbonata'' (Gould, 1861) * '' Monia'' ** '' Monia colon'' (Gray, 1850) ** '' Monia deliciosa'' Iredale, 1936 ** '' Monia macroschisma'' ( Deshayes, 1839) ** '' Monia nobilis'' (Reeve, 1859) ** '' Monia patelliformis'' (

, 1767) ** '' Monia squama'' (Gmelin, 1791) ** '' Monia timida'' Iredale, 1939 ** '' Monia zelandica'' (Gray, 1843) * ''

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'' ** '' Patro australis'' (Gray in Jukes, 1847) ** '' Patro undatus'' * '' Pododesmus'' **'' Pododesmus foliatus'' (Broderip, 1834) **'' Pododesmus macrochisma'' (Deshayes, 1839) **'' Pododesmus patelliformis'' (

, 1761) - Ribbed saddle-oyster **'' Pododesmus rudis'' (Broderip, 1834) - False Atlantic jingle shell

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q540805 Bivalve families Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque