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Alaska jingle

Pododesmus macrochisma (Deshayes, 1839)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The alaska jingle (Pododesmus macrochisma) is a species in the family Anomiidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the alaska jingle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the alaska jingle live?

Not recorded

Is the alaska jingle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the alaska jingle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyAnomiidae
  6. genusPododesmus
  7. SpeciesPododesmus macrochisma (Deshayes, 1839)

Synonyms Anomia alope, Anomia cepio, Anomia densicostulata, Anomia macrochisma, Anomia macroschisma, Monia macrochisma, Placunanomia alope, Placunanomia cepio, Placunanomia ingens, Placunanomia macrochisma, Placunanomia macrochisma ezoanus, Placunanomia newcombei, Pododesmus cepio, Pododesmus macrochisma, Pododesmus macroschisma, Pododesmus newcombei

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Green false-jingleEnglish
  • Green falsejingleEnglish
  • ostión papelilloSpanish
  • ナミマガシワモドキJapanese
  • 두점잠쟁이Korean
  • Аномия гигантскаяRussian
  • 알래스카굴Korean
  • Гигантская аномияRussian
  • Пододесмус гигантскийRussian
  • Пододесмус макрохизмаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the alaska jingle

Other species in the same genus Pododesmus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the alaska jingle?

The alaska jingle (Pododesmus macrochisma) belongs to the family Anomiidae in the order Pectinida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Alaska jingle (Pododesmus macrochisma). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/alaska-jingle

MLA

“Alaska jingle (Pododesmus macrochisma).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/alaska-jingle.

BibTeX
@misc{alaska_jingle_2026,
  title = {Alaska jingle (Pododesmus macrochisma)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/alaska-jingle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}