Definition of Anomia ephippium

1. Noun. Thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched.

Exact synonyms: Saddle Oyster
Generic synonyms: Oyster
Group relationships: Anomia, Genus Anomia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anomia Ephippium

Annwfn
Annwn
Anoa depressicornis
Anoa mindorensis
Anobiidae
Anodonta
Anoectochilus
Anogramma
Anogramma leptophylla
Anointing of the Sick
Anolis carolinensis
Anomala
Anomala orientalis
Anomalopidae
Anomalopteryx oweni
Anomia ephippium (current term)
Anomiidae
Anon
Anopheles albimanus
Anopheles albitarsus
Anopheles balabacensis
Anopheles culicifacies
Anopheles darlingi
Anopheles fluviatilis
Anopheles freeborni
Anopheles funestus
Anopheles gambiae
Anopheles labranchiae
Anopheles maculatus
Anopheles maculipennis

Literary usage of Anomia ephippium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1893)
"Anomia ephippium, Linn., Syst. Nat., p. 1150. ,, ,, F. and H., vol. ii., p. ... The following varieties were also observed :— Anomia ephippium var. aculeata ..."

2. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1904)
"Anomia ephippium Tuomey and Holmes, 1855, ... Anomia ephippium Holmes, 1858, ... Anomia ephippium Emmons, 1858, Kept. N. Car. Geol. Survey, p. 277. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1893)
"As a living species Anomia ephippium is widely distributed in the ... The following varieties were also observed:— Anomia ephippium var. aculeata, Linn. ..."

4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1883)
"The following may be said to occur, or to have their analogues in the deposits of the Vienna basin : Anomia ephippium, represented by A. costata. ..."

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