Common Names
Common Names in English:
Atlantic 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 .
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -30 meters (-98 feet).Standard Deviation = 148.030 based on 91 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Amygdalum
There are approximately 15 species 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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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.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: EPA'S EMAP Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NBI
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NOAA HML Tidal Creek Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: The SERTC Invertebrate Database: Invertebrates of the southeastern United States
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692180
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79529
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13770982
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 705129
