Amygdalum is a genus of saltwater mussels, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Mytilidae, the true mussels.
Species
Species within the genus Amydalum include:
- Amygdalum americanum <small>T. Soot-Ryen, 1955</small>
- Amygdalum anoxicolum <small>P. G. Oliver, 2001</small>
- Amygdalum arborescens <small>(Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)</small>
- â Amygdalum barbatiaeforme <small>(K. Martin, 1916)</small>
- â Amygdalum dolichum <small>(Suter, 1917)</small>
- Amygdalum newcombi <small>(Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)</small>
- Amygdalum pallidulum <small>(Dall, 1916)</small>
- Amygdalum peasei <small>(Newcomb, 1870)</small>
- Amygdalum politum <small>(A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880)</small>
- â Amygdalum progoense <small>(K. Martin, 1916)</small>
- Amygdalum sagittatum <small>(Rehder, 1935)</small>
- Amygdalum soyoae <small>Habe, 1958</small>
- Amygdalum striatum <small>(F. W. Hutton, 1873)</small>
- Amygdalum watsoni <small>(E. A. Smith, 1885)</small>
Synonyms:
- Amygdalum agglutinans <small>(Cantraine, 1835)</small>: synonym of Lioberus agglutinans <small>(Cantraine, 1835)</small>
- Amygdalum beddomei <small>Iredale, 1924</small>: synonym of Amygdalum striatum <small>(F. W. Hutton, 1873)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
- Amygdalum dendriticum <small>Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811</small>: synonym of Amygdalum arborescens <small>(Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)</small>
- Amygdalum frixum <small>Mörch, 1853</small>: synonym of Barbatia amygdalumtostum <small>(Röding, 1798)</small>
- Amygdalum japonica <small>(Dunker, 1857)</small>: synonym of Arcuatula japonica <small>(Dunker, 1857)</small> (superseded combination)
- Amygdalum luteum <small>(P. Fischer, 1882)</small>: synonym of Amygdalum politum <small>(A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
- Amygdalum papyrium <small>(Conrad, 1846)</small> — paper mussel: synonym of Arcuatula papyria <small>(Conrad, 1846)</small> (superseded combination)
- Amygdalum plumeum K<small>uroda & Habe, 1971</small>: synonym of Amygdalum peasei <small>(Newcomb, 1870)</small>
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