Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Pteriomorphia > Order Pectinida > Superfamily Anomioidea > Family Anomiidae > Genus Pododesmus

Pododesmus patelliformis (Linnaeus, 1761)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Anomia Fieber, 1866

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pododesmus*	R. A. Philippi, 1837	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Anomia elegans*	R. A. Philippi, 1844	synonym
*Anomia margaritacea*	Poli, 1795	synonym
*Anomia pectiniformis*	Poli, 1795	synonym
*Anomia plana*	Danilo & Sandri, 1856	synonym
*Anomia transversa*	Aradas, 1847	synonym
*Anomia undulata*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Monia patelliformis*	(Linnaeus, 1761)	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Danish: stor sadelmusling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: mantel dekschelp; mantel-dekschelp

Literature

basis of record	Holmes A.M. (2017). Phylogenetics of British saddle oysters (Bivalvia: Anomiidae) - A review of the shell morphology, internal anatomy and genetics of Pododesmus in British waters. Journal of Conchology. 42(5): 317-325.
additional source	Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pododesmus patelliformis (Linnaeus, 1761). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138751