There are no photos for this species.
Contribute by sending one!
Contribute by sending one!
Videos of Anomia ephippium
There are no videos for this species.
Contribute by sending one!
Contribute by sending one!
Marine Species: Anomia ephippium
Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreoida |
| Family: | Anomiidae |
| Genus: | Anomia |
| Species: | Anomia ephippium |
Species Data:
» Inaccuracies or more information about this Species? Please tell us!
| Common Name: | Saddle oyster |
|---|---|
| Description: | Rosy coloured left concave valve; compressed and whitish right valve, with the byssus´s orifice near the superior board. Three muscular insertion areas on the left valve (superior). |
| Habitat: | Medium (oysters, mussels) and infralittoral (algae and mussels) population. |
| Color: | Rosy concave left valve; whitish compressed right valve. |
| Dimensions: | 6 cm in diameter. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
Photographed at:
We currently have no photos of this species containing geographical information. If you have one, please submit it.