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

Pododesmus squama (Gmelin, 1791)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

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

Species group names

*Anomia striata*	Lovén, 1846	junior homonym; nom. inval.
*Anomia squama*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Monia glauca*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Monia squama*	(Gmelin, 1791)	synonym
*Monia squama var. crassa*	Winckworth, 1922	synonym
*Patella squama*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: groene 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	de Kluijver, M. J.; Ingalsuo, S. S.; de Bruyne, R. H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom.
additional source	Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pododesmus squama (Gmelin, 1791). 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:138752