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Golden oyster

Anomia trigonopsis F. W. Hutton, 1877

Status not recordedmolluscs

The golden oyster (Anomia trigonopsis) is a species in the family Anomiidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the golden oyster

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 golden oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the golden oyster 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 golden oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyAnomiidae
  6. genusAnomia
  7. SpeciesAnomia trigonopsis F. W. Hutton, 1877

Synonyms Anomia descripta, Anomia metallica, Anomia poculifera, Anomia walteri

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the golden oyster

Other species in the same genus Anomia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the golden oyster?

The golden oyster (Anomia trigonopsis) belongs to the family Anomiidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Golden oyster (Anomia trigonopsis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-oyster

MLA

“Golden oyster (Anomia trigonopsis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-oyster.

BibTeX
@misc{golden_oyster_2026,
  title = {Golden oyster (Anomia trigonopsis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-oyster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}