---
title: "Common Jingle"
description: "Anomia simplex — Andere dieren. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-jingle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Jingle

> Anomia simplex — Andere dieren. 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.

- Scientific name: *Anomia simplex*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 5667
- Wikidata: [Q3017317](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3017317)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55024](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55024)

## Names

- en: Common Jingle
- es: Ostra de silla de montar
- fr: Anomie simple

## Countries with the most observations

US (4850), MX (71), DO (14), CA (6)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomia_simplex

## Photo

![Common Jingle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-jingle/medium.jpg)

Photo: dinomariobob · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/390129213

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-jingle?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).