Common Names
Common Names in English:
Pallid Papermussel
Description
Family Oniscoidea
Essentially terrestrial , although certain species are restricted to moist situations near the high tide line ; pleon generally with 5 free pleonites plus the pleotelson ; antenna 1 rudimentary , with only 2 or 3 articles.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
()
- Bivalves
- Order:
Mytiloida
()
- Family:
Oniscoidea
()
- Subfamily:
Crenellinae
()
- Genus:
Amygdalum
()
- Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
- Specific name:
pallidulum
- (Dall, 1916)
- Scientific name: - Amygdalum pallidulum (Dall, 1916)
- Specific name:
pallidulum
- (Dall, 1916)
- Genus:
Amygdalum
(
- Subfamily:
Crenellinae
(
- Family:
Oniscoidea
(
- Order:
Mytiloida
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Similar Species
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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Further Reading
- Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions. [Reports] Los Angeles, University of Southern California Press. ENG url p. 211, p. 411, p. 83, p. 87, p. 92.
- Essays in the natural sciences in honor of Captain Allan Hancock, on occasion of his birthday, July 26, 1955. Los AngelesUniversity of Southern California Press[1955] ENG url p. 79.
Notes
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: 2692184
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79533
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 79533
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 511913
