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Prickly jingle

Heteranomia squamula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The prickly jingle (Heteranomia squamula) is a species in the family Anomiidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the prickly 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 prickly jingle live?

Not recorded

Is the prickly 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 prickly jingle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyAnomiidae
  6. genusHeteranomia
  7. SpeciesHeteranomia squamula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Anomia aculeata, Anomia aculeata var. hirta, Anomia cucullata, Anomia cylindrica, Anomia cymbiformis, Anomia flexuosa, Anomia lens, Anomia membranacea, Anomia punctata, Anomia rugosa, Anomia spinosa, Anomia squamula, Anomia squanula, Anomia tubularis, Anomia venusta, Heteranomia aculeata, Monia aculeata, Monia aculeata var. laevis, Monia cladocorae, Pododesmus aculeatus, Pododesmus squamula

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Smallest saddle oysterEnglish
  • sedlovka cizopasnáCzech
  • lille sadelmuslingDanish
  • Kleine SattelmuschelGerman
  • Gale-de-mer atlantiqueFrench
  • schilferige dekschelpDutch
  • Аномия шиповатаяRussian
  • mindre sadelostronSwedish
  • Lille sadeløstersDanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the prickly jingle

Other species in the same genus Heteranomia.

ComparePrickly jingle vs Heteranomia echinulata

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the prickly jingle?

The prickly jingle (Heteranomia squamula) belongs to the family Anomiidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Prickly jingle (Heteranomia squamula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/prickly-jingle

MLA

“Prickly jingle (Heteranomia squamula).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/prickly-jingle.

BibTeX
@misc{prickly_jingle_2026,
  title = {Prickly jingle (Heteranomia squamula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/prickly-jingle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}