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Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
Scientific name: Pododesmus macrochisma

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Mollusca → Class Bivalvia → Subclass Autobranchia → Infraclass Pteriomorphia → Order Pectinida → Superfamily Anomioidea → Family Anomiidae → Genus Pododesmus

Common name: Abalone Jingle
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesBivalves

These are jingles, not abalones, despite the name. They stick flush against rocks, even conforming to the shape of the rock if it's not flat.

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Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
On PVC pipe
Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
Pododesmus macrochisma (Abalone Jingle)
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