''Anomia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of saltwater clams, marine
bivalve
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, biv ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
s in 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 ...
. They are commonly known as jingle shells because when a handful of them are shaken they make a jingling sound, though some are also known as saddle oysters.
This genus first appeared in the
Permian
The Permian ( ) is a geologic period and stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.9 Mya. It is the last period of the Pale ...
period of
China,
Italy
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, and
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
.
[Paleobiology database entry on Anomia]
/ref> ''Anomia'' species are common in both tropical and temperate oceans and live primarily attached to rock or other shells via a calcified 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 ...
that extends through the lower valve.[Ludvigsen, Rolf & Beard, Graham. 1997. West Coast Fossils: A Guide to the Ancient Life of Vancouver Island. pg. 109] ''Anomia'' shells tend to take on the surface shape of what they are attached to; thus if an ''Anomia'' is attached to a scallop shell, the shell of the ''Anomia'' will also show ribbing.[ The species ''A. colombiana'' has been found in the La Frontera Formation of Boyacá, Cundinamarca and Huila of Colombia.]
Species
Species:Anomia archaeus Anomia may refer to:
* Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia
* ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve
See also
* Anomie
In sociology, anomie () is a social condition defined by an uprooting or breakdown of any moral values, standards or guida ...
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*'' Anomia argentaria''
*'' Anomia aurita''
*'' Anomia beryx''
*'' Anomia biloba''
*'' Anomia bilocularis''
*'' Anomia bipartita''
*'' Anomia biplicata''
*'' Anomia boettgeri''
*'' Anomia caputserpentis''
*'' Anomia chinensis''
*'' Anomia complanata''
*''Anomia convexa Anomia may refer to:
* Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia
* ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve
See also
* Anomie
In sociology, anomie () is a social condition defined by an uprooting or breakdown of any moral values, standards or guida ...
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*'' Anomia costata''
*'' Anomia costulata''
*'' Anomia craniolaris''
*'' Anomia cymbula''
*'' Anomia cytaeum''
*'' Anomia daduensis''
*''Anomia ephippioides Anomia may refer to:
* Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia
* ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve
See also
* Anomie
In sociology, anomie () is a social condition defined by an uprooting or breakdown of any moral values, standards or guida ...
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*''Anomia ephippium
''Anomia ephippium'' is a species of bivalve 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 i ...
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*'' Anomia fareta''
*''Anomia favrii Anomia may refer to:
* Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia
* ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve
See also
* Anomie
In sociology, anomie () is a social condition defined by an uprooting or breakdown of any moral values, standards or guida ...
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*'' Anomia gryphus''
*'' Anomia hammetti''
*'' Anomia hannai''
*'' Anomia haustellum''
*'' Anomia hinnitoides''
*'' Anomia hysterita''
*'' Anomia inconspicua''
*'' Anomia interrupta''
*'' Anomia kateruensis''
*'' Anomia lacunosa''
*'' Anomia laevigata''
*'' Anomia lineata''
*'' Anomia linensis''
*'' Anomia lisbonensis''
*'' Anomia macostata''
*''Anomia mamillaris Anomia may refer to:
* Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia
* ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve
See also
* Anomie
In sociology, anomie () is a social condition defined by an uprooting or breakdown of any moral values, standards or guida ...
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*''Anomia mcgoniglensis Anomia may refer to:
* Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia
* ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve
See also
* Anomie
In sociology, anomie () is a social condition defined by an uprooting or breakdown of any moral values, standards or guida ...
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*''Anomia microstriata Anomia may refer to:
* Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia
* ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve
See also
* Anomie
In sociology, anomie () is a social condition defined by an uprooting or breakdown of any moral values, standards or guida ...
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*'' Anomia mortilleti''
*'' Anomia navicellodies''
*'' Anomia onslowensis''
*'' Anomia orbiculata''
*'' Anomia ornata''
*'' Anomia ornata''
*'' Anomia pakistanica''
*'' Anomia papyracea''
*'' Anomia paucistriata''
*'' Anomia pectinata''
*'' Anomia pellisserpentis''
*'' Anomia perlineata''
*'' Anomia peruviana'' (synonym: ''Anomia fidenas Anomia may refer to:
* Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia
* ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve
See also
* Anomie
In sociology, anomie () is a social condition defined by an uprooting or breakdown of any moral values, standards or guida ...
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*'' Anomia plicata''
*'' Anomia primaeva''
*'' Anomia prisca''
*'' Anomia pseudoradiata''
*'' Anomia radiata''
*'' Anomia reticularis''
*'' Anomia ruffini''
*'' Anomia sandalinum''
*'' Anomia schafhaeutli''
*'' Anomia senescens''
*'' Anomia septenaria''
*'' Anomia sergipensis''
*''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 ...
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*'' Anomia simplexiformis''
*'' Anomia sinuosa''
*''Anomia spec Anomia may refer to:
* Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia
* ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve
See also
* Anomie
In sociology, anomie () is a social condition defined by an uprooting or breakdown of any moral values, standards or guida ...
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*'' Anomia striata''
*'' Anomia striata''
*'' Anomia striatula''
*'' Anomia sublaevigata''
*'' Anomia talahabensis''
*''Anomia taylorensis Anomia may refer to:
* Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia
* Anomia (bivalve), ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve
See also
* Anomie
* Anosmia
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*'' Anomia tenuistriata''
*''Anomia terebratula Anomia may refer to:
* Anomic aphasia, a type of aphasia
* ''Anomia'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalve
See also
* Anomie
In sociology, anomie () is a social condition defined by an uprooting or breakdown of any moral values, standards or guida ...
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*'' Anomia trigonopsis''
*'' Anomia vancouverensis''
*'' Anomia vaquerosensis''
*'' Anomia verbeeki''
*'' Anomia vespertilio''
Reassigned species
As ''Anomia'' was erected very early in paleontology, several species have been reassigned; most of them are now recognized as brachiopods
Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brachiopod valves are hinged at the rear end, wh ...
.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 s ...
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* ''A. psittacea'' = ''Hemithiris psittacea
''Hemithiris'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Hemithirididae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.
Species:
*''Hemithiris braunsi''
*''Hemithiris dibbleei''
*''Hemithiris parvillima''
*''Hem ...
'', brachiopod
* ''A. reticularis'' = ''Atrypa reticularis
''Atrypa'' is a genus of brachiopod with shells round to short egg-shaped, covered with many fine radial ridges (or costae), that split further out and growth lines perpendicular to the costae and 2-3 times wider spaced. The pedunculate valve is ...
'', brachiopod
* ''A. retusa'' Linné, 1758 = '' Terebratulina caputserpentis'', brachiopod
* ''A. rubra'' = ''Kraussina rubra
''Kraussina'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Kraussinidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern and Eastern Africa.
Species:
*''Kraussina cognata''
*''Kraussina crassicostata''
*''Kraussina crassiocostata''
* ...
'', brachiopod
* ''A. sella'' = '' Placuna quadrangula''
* ''A. squamula'' = '' Heteranomia squamula''
* ''A. terebratula'' = '' Terebratula terebratula'', brachiopod
* ''A. vitrea '' = ''Gryphus vitreus Gryphus may refer to:
* ''Gryphus'' (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods in the family Terebratulidae
* ''Gryphus'', a genus of bivalves in the family Chamidae, synonym of '' Chama''
* ''Gryphus'', a genus of beetles in the family Terebratulidae, s ...
'', brachiopod
References
Anomiidae
Bivalve genera
Taxa described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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