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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Amygdalum Megerle von Muhlfeldt, 1811

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Amygdalum Megerle von Muhlfeldt, 1811

Included taxa

   Amygdalum dendriticum Mergle von Muhlfeldt, 1811
   Amygdalum glaberrima (Dunker, 1856)
   Amygdalum peasei (Newcomb, 1870)
   Amygdalum politum (Verrill, 1880)
   Amygdalum watsoni (E. A. SMITH, 1885-a)
   Amygdalum lineum (Hedley, 1907)
   Amygdalum beddomei Iredale, 1924
   Amygdalum newcombi (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
   Amygdalum soyoae HABE, 1958-a
   Amygdalum plumeum (Kuroda & Habe, 1971)
   Amygdalum anoxicolum Oliver, 2001

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTerritory of Ashmore & Cartier Is.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.13 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.508 Biology and ecology
 Moore, R.C. 1969. p.N278 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.53 [ member of subfamily Modiolinae ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Amygdalum Megerle von Muhlfeldt, 1811

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19441) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-01-01.