Anomia simplex

Anomia simplex, the common jingle shell, is a typical species of bivalve mollusc in the family of Anomiidae, sharing attributes to blue mussels, American oysters, and bay scallops. Species related to the family of Anomiidae are often noted for their extremely thin, often translucent, paper-like shells. Anomia simplex can be found in shallow waters, typically estuaries, mainly along the Atlantic Coast of North America; however, they can range as far north as the coast of Nova Scotia, and as far south as the coast of Brazil.

Anomia simplex

Andrew C · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
AnomiaPBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB, for Anomia
Life habit
epifaunalPBDB, for Anomia
Motility
stationary, attached, epibiontPBDB, for Anomia
Vision
blindPBDB, for Bivalvia
Environment
marinePBDB, for Pectinida

Time the record covers

At least 15 million years on record.

The record covers at least 15.98 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 23.04 Mya to 0 Mya.

Oligocene — about 0 of 140 occurrencesMiocene — about 41 of 140 occurrencesMiocenePliocene — about 36 of 140 occurrencesPliocenePleistocene — about 60 of 140 occurrencesPleistocene24–23 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences23–22 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences22–21 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences21–20 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences20–20 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences20–19 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences19–18 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences18–17 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences17–16 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences16–16 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences16–15 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences15–14 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences14–13 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences13–13 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences13–12 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences12–11 Mya — about 3 occurrences11–10 Mya — about 4 occurrences10–9.4 Mya — about 4 occurrences9.4–8.6 Mya — about 4 occurrences8.6–7.8 Mya — about 4 occurrences7.8–7.1 Mya — about 4 occurrences7.1–6.3 Mya — about 5 occurrences6.3–5.5 Mya — about 5 occurrences5.5–4.7 Mya — about 8 occurrences4.7–3.9 Mya — about 9 occurrences3.9–3.1 Mya — about 11 occurrences3.1–2.4 Mya — about 12 occurrences2.4–1.6 Mya — about 10 occurrences1.6–785 ka Mya — about 11 occurrences785 ka–0 Mya — about 39 occurrences15.98 Mya11.7 ka23.5 Mya0 Mya

140 occurrences of Anomia simplex on record, most of them in the Pleistocene. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

140 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

38 formations

Gatun — 9.34°N, 79.80°WGatun — 9.17°N, 80.00°WGatun — 9.28°N, 79.88°WSpringvale — 10.62°N, 61.05°WCaloosahatchee — 25.91°N, 81.36°WCaloosahatchee — 26.89°N, 82.01°WCaloosahatchee — 27.77°N, 82.68°WPamlico — 38.55°N, 75.08°WPamlico — 32.69°N, 80.23°WPamlico — 35.50°N, 76.27°WPamlico — 34.77°N, 76.65°WPamlico — 32.78°N, 79.90°WPamlico — 35.59°N, 76.23°WPamlico — 36.33°N, 76.17°WMorne l'Enfer — 10.23°N, 61.63°WChagres Sandstone — 9.15°N, 79.96°WChagres Sandstone — 9.27°N, 79.92°WChagres Sandstone — 9.60°N, 79.58°WChagres Sandstone — 9.27°N, 79.58°WTamiami — 26.89°N, 82.01°WTamiami — 26.67°N, 81.73°WTamiami — 26.72°N, 81.61°WTamiami — 26.73°N, 81.52°WJackson Bluff — 30.43°N, 84.57°WCanepatch — 33.83°N, 78.89°WFort Thompson — 27.72°N, 82.43°WFort Thompson — 26.76°N, 81.44°WHorry Clay — 34.97°N, 76.97°WHorry Clay — 33.69°N, 78.89°WBermont — 26.89°N, 82.01°WBermont — 27.72°N, 82.43°WBermont — 26.68°N, 80.67°WAcredale — 36.79°N, 76.17°WTalparo — 10.67°N, 61.07°WTalparo — 10.63°N, 61.28°WGurabo — 19.45°N, 70.70°WGurabo — 19.30°N, 71.67°WWaccamaw — 34.33°N, 78.20°WWaccamaw — 34.17°N, 78.60°WPirabas — 0.80°S, 47.13°WPirabas — 0.70°S, 47.51°WAnastasia — 26.33°N, 80.13°WAnastasia — 26.93°N, 80.09°WTubará — 10.75°N, 75.00°WRio Banano — 9.66°N, 82.75°WRio Banano — 9.62°N, 82.83°WNew Orleans Barrier Trend — 30.05°N, 89.96°WCercado — 19.47°N, 71.08°WChowan RIver — 35.28°N, 76.65°WJames City — 35.28°N, 76.65°W

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The named rock units Anomia simplex has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 14 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 27 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Anomia simplex and its relatives

Pleistocene

Where Anomia simplex and its relatives were recorded in the Pleistocene.

Found in the same rock

1,716 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records 85 sites for Anomia simplex, and this reads all of them. Of that, one read hit the database's own return limit, so every count below is a floor rather than a total. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

35 references

Each of the 140 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 23 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content2

Picture of Anomia simplex

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Andrew C
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CC BY 2.0
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CT scan

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Specimen
Anomia simplex · fmnh:invertebrate zoology:2371

The description on this site

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This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. d'Orbigny 1845