Myidae

Myidae
Myidae
The Soft-shell clam Mya arenaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myoida
Family: Myidae
Lamarck, 1809
Genera and species

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Myidae (the Softshell clams) is a family of bivalve molluscs in the order Myoida.


Genera

  • Cryptomya (Conrad, 1848)
    • Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837) - California softshell
  • Mya Linnaeus, 1758
    • Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 - Soft-shell clam
    • Mya baxteri Coan and Scott, 1997
    • Mya elegans (Eichwald, 1871)
    • Mya japonica Jay, 1856
    • Mya priapus (Tilesius, 1822)
    • Mya profundior Grant and Gale, 1931
    • Mya pseudoarenaria Schlesch, 1931
    • Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
    • Mya uzenensis Nomura and Zimbo, 1937
  • Paramya Conrad, 1860
    • Paramya subovata (Conrad, 1845)
  • Platyodon
    • Platyodon cancellatus (Conrad, 1837) - boring softshell
  • Sphenia Turton, 1822
    • Sphenia antillensis Dall and Simpson, 1901
    • Sphenia binghami Turton, 1822
    • Sphenia luticola (Valenciennes, 1846)
    • Sphenia ovoidea Carpenter, 1864
    • Sphenia sincera Hanks and Packer, 1985
    • Sphenia tumida J. E. Lewis, 1968

References

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