Amygdalum Explained

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

Species

Species within the genus Amydalum include:

• Amygdalum papyrium (Conrad, 1846) - paper mussel

Notes and References

1. 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.