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Bivalvia Ostreoida Anomiidae
Anomiidae Rafineque, 1815
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Included taxa
Anomiinae Rafinesque, 1815
Placunanomiinae Beu, 1967
Common Name
golden oysters p.225 Beu, A.G. 1967.
saddle oysters p.225 Beu, A.G. 1967.
jingle shells p.285 Allan, J. 1950.
Keywords
habit: byssally attached [ attached to hard substrata by a prominant broad byssal cable
]
References
Beu, A.G. 1967. General reference
Yonge, C.M. 1977. General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreoida
Pectinina
Anomioidea
Anomiidae Rafineque, 1815
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19939) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-21.