Species | Anomia ephippium (Saddle Oyster) |
Family | ANOMIIDAE (saddle oysters) |
Superfamily | ANOMIOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs) |
Order | PECTINOIDA (an order of molluscs) |
Subclass | PTERIOMORPHIA (fan mussels) |
Class | BIVALVIA (bivalves) |
Phylum | MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs) |
Superphylum | LOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
Records of Anomia ephippium (Saddle Oyster) : | ||||
1: Anomia ephippium (Saddle Oyster) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN | ||||
21 Mar 2008 | OSGR: SW83 | 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W | Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) | England |
tiny shells stuck to pebbles on foreshore | ||||
2: Anomia ephippium (Saddle Oyster) | ||||
19 Mar 2008 | OSGR: SW86 | 50° 30’ N, 5° 0’ W | Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) | England |
Dead shells (left valves) washed up on beach | ||||
3: Anomia ephippium (Saddle Oyster) | ||||
9 Jul 1969 | OSIGR: A00 | Vice County: West Cork (VC H03) | Eire | |
Anomia ephippium (Saddle Oyster) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anomia ephippium (Saddle Oyster) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anomia ephippium (Saddle Oyster) |
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