Amygdalum

Amygdalum
Amygdalum politum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Mytilida
Family:	Mytilidae
Genus:	Amygdalum Muhlfeld, 1811
Synonyms
ModiellaMonterosato, 1884 Modiola (Amygdalum)Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 Modiolus (Amygdalum)Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 superseded combination Volsella (Amygdalum)Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Amygdalum is a genus of saltwater mussels, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Mytilidae, the true mussels. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

Species within the genus Amydalum include:

• Amygdalum americanum T. Soot-Ryen, 1955
• Amygdalum anoxicolum P. G. Oliver, 2001
• Amygdalum arborescens (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
• † Amygdalum barbatiaeforme (K. Martin, 1916)
• † Amygdalum dolichum (Suter, 1917)
• Amygdalum newcombi (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
• Amygdalum pallidulum (Dall, 1916)
• Amygdalum peasei (Newcomb, 1870)
• Amygdalum politum (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880)
• † Amygdalum progoense (K. Martin, 1916)
• Amygdalum sagittatum (Rehder, 1935)
• Amygdalum soyoae Habe, 1958
• Amygdalum striatum (F. W. Hutton, 1873)
• Amygdalum watsoni (E. A. Smith, 1885)

Synonyms

• Amygdalum agglutinans(Cantraine, 1835): synonym of Lioberus agglutinans (Cantraine, 1835)
• Amygdalum beddomeiIredale, 1924: synonym of Amygdalum striatum(F. W. Hutton, 1873) (junior subjective synonym)
• Amygdalum dendriticumMegerle von Mühlfeld, 1811: synonym of Amygdalum arborescens(Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
• Amygdalum frixumMörch, 1853: synonym of Barbatia amygdalumtostum (Röding, 1798)
• Amygdalum japonica(Dunker, 1857): synonym of Arcuatula japonica (Dunker, 1857) (superseded combination)
• Amygdalum luteum(P. Fischer, 1882): synonym of Amygdalum politum(A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880) (junior subjective synonym)
• Amygdalum papyrium(Conrad, 1846)— paper mussel: synonym of Arcuatula papyria (Conrad, 1846) (superseded combination)
• Amygdalum plumeum Kuroda & Habe, 1971: synonym of Amygdalum peasei(Newcomb, 1870)

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amygdalum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * At: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138213 on 2025-06-12
2. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 18.