MSBIAS taxon details

Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758

To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 France, Bretagne, Côtes-d'Armor, Erquy Plage, washed ashore attached to shells and stones, collected 1980-10, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt .)
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 France, Bretagne, Côtes-d'Armor, Erquy Plage, washed ashore attached to shells and stones, collected 1980-10, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt .)

138748  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138748)

accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 701 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138748 on 2025-09-18
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138748 on 2025-09-18
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2023-05-27 07:18:05Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 701 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (HKRMS) Morton, B. & Morton, J. (1983). <i>The sea shore ecology of Hong Kong</i>. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. 350 pp. [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 257 [details] 

additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 276-277 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
LanguageName 
English saddle oyster  [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland 
Marine Life Information Network - UK 
To Barcode of Life 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (609 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anomia ephippium) 
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 2 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 Belgium, Antwerpen, Antwerpen) 
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 France, Bretagne, Côtes-d'Armor, Erquy Plage, washed ashore attached to shells and stones, collected 1980-10, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt .) 
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 France, Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Dinard, beached, collected 1991, ex coll. J. Trausel) 
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 France, Bretagne, Morbihan, la Trinité, among wastes of oysterfarms, collected 15th April 1983, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.) 
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 Greece, Kentriki Makedonia, Thessaloniki, 1 km N of Nea Michaniona, collected 1975-08, ex coll. J. Trausel .) 
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 Ireland, Kerry, Kenmare river, live on pebbles, ex coll. J. Trausel) 
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 Netherlands, Zeeland, Domburg) 
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 Netherlands, Zeeland, Zuid-Beveland, Reimerswaal, Yerseke) 
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 Portugal, Faro, Cabanas de Tavira) 
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 Spain, Islas Baleares, Formentera, La Sabina, beached, collected 1997-08, ex coll. J. Trausel .) 
To Malacopics (Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 Turkey, Istanbul, Sea of Marmara, Kizil Adalar, Heybeli, collected 1975-08, ex coll. J. Trausel .) 
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anomia ephippium Holotype USNM 196087) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anomia ephippium Syntype USNM 196082) 
To PESI 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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