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Anomia aculeata O. F. Müller, 1776
156735 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156735)
unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Species
- Variety Anomia aculeata var. hirta Dautzenberg, 1898 accepted as Heteranomia squamula (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 249 [details]
page(s): 249 [details]
Distribution Labrador to North Carolina. Northern Europe
Distribution Labrador to North Carolina. Northern Europe [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Anomia aculeata O. F. Müller, 1776. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156735 on 2025-09-11
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Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 249 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Foster, R. W. (1937). Notes on <i>Anomia aculeata</i> Müller. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 50(3): 102-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524550 [details]
additional source Merrill, A. S. (1962). Variation and change in surface sculpture in <i>Anomia aculeata</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 75(4): 131-138, pl. 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8283057 [details]
page(s): 249 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Foster, R. W. (1937). Notes on <i>Anomia aculeata</i> Müller. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 50(3): 102-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524550 [details]
additional source Merrill, A. S. (1962). Variation and change in surface sculpture in <i>Anomia aculeata</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 75(4): 131-138, pl. 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8283057 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions reaches 20 mm in size [details]Distribution Labrador to North Carolina. Northern Europe [details]
Habitat attaches to rocks and broken shells from lowtide mark to 600 m [details]
Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | jingle shell | [details] |
