Amygdalum dendriticum

Description

Family Mytilidae

Scars of the anterior and posterior adductor muscles decidedly unequal (the anterior scar is the smaller one, and may be scarcely noticeable); umbones generally, but not always, much nearer the anterior end than the middle , hinge plate without teeth and without a chondrophore ; usually attached to a hard substratum by a byssus of organic threads (includes some species that bore into rock or hard clay ).Mussels are members of the molluscan Class Bivalvia along with clams and scallops . Attaching to the substrate and each other with byssal threads , mussels often form dense beds that support rich epifaunal and infaunal invertebrate assemblages . Other groups commonly associating with mussels are porifera (sponges), cnidarians (including hydroids , corals , and anemones), annelids , crustaceans, bivalves , bryozoans , and echinoderms . Mussel larvae remain in the water column for several weeks. Mussels are suspension feeders , filtering plankton and other small particles from the water column. Mussels are preyed upon by sea stars, gastropods and crabs.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Bivalvia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Bivalves
        Subclass: Metabranchia ()
        Superorder: Filibranchia ()
        Order: Pteriomorpha ()
        Superfamily: Mytiloidea ()
        Family: Mytilidae () - Rafinesque, 1815 - Marine Mussels
        Subfamily: Crenellinae ()
        Genus: Amygdalum () - Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
        Specific name: dendriticum - Muhlfeld, 1811
        Scientific name: - Amygdalum dendriticum Muhlfeld, 1811

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Amygdalum

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 15 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. agglutinans · A. americanum · A. arborescens · A. beddomei · A. dendriticum · A. dolichum · A. glaberrima · A. lineum · A. newcombi · A. pallidulum (Pallid Papermussel) · A. papyrium (Atlantic Papermussel) · A. peasei · A. politum (Polished Papermussel) · A. sagittatum (Arrow Papermussel) · A. watsoni

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 15, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692182
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79531
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 79531
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 511911