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Amygdalum
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Mytiloida
Superfamily:
Mytilacea (mussels)
Family:
Mytilidae
Subfamily:
Modiolinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Amygdalum Megerle von MÜHLFELD, 1811, p. 69
Type Species:
* A. dendriticum, M
Images
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Fig. C20,12. *A. dendriticum, W.Indies, LV ext., * (783)
Synonyms
Modiella
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Modioliform, thin, resilial ridge and nymphae very weak, edentulous, surface and margins smooth.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Mytiloida
Superfamily:
Mytilacea (mussels)
Family:
Mytilidae
Subfamily:
Modiolinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Amygdalum Megerle von MÜHLFELD, 1811, p. 69
Type Species:
* A. dendriticum, M
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. C20,12. *A. dendriticum, W.Indies, LV ext., * (783)
Synonyms
Modiella
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Modioliform, thin, resilial ridge and nymphae very weak, edentulous, surface and margins smooth.