Myidae

Mya arenaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myoida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Bivalvia Subclassis: Heterodonta Ordo: Myoida

Familia: Myidae
Subfamiliae: †Cryptomyinae - Myinae

Overview of genera: Cryptomya – Indosphenia – †Janschinella – Mya – Platyodon – Sphenia – Platyodon – Tugonella – Tugonia

Name

Myidae Lamarck, 1809: 319 (as 'Les myaires')

• Type genus: Mya Linnaeus, 1758

References

Primary references

• Lamarck J.-B. 1809. Philosophie zoologique, ou exposition des considérations relatives à l'histoire naturelle des animaux. Paris, Dentu & the author. Tome premier, I-XXV, 1-428. Tome second, 1-475. Gallica Reference page. 

Additional references

• Oliver, P.G., Hallan, A., Jayachandran, P.R., Joseph, P., Sanu, V.F. & Nandan, S.B. 2018. Taxonomy of myid bivalves from fragmented brackish-water habitats in India, with a description of a new genus Indosphenia (Myida, Myoidea, Myidae). Zookeys, 799: 21–46. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.799.25843 Reference page. 
• Zhang, J.-L.; Xu, F.-S.; Liu, R.-Y. 2012. The Myidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from Chinese waters with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3383: 39–60. Preview Reference page. 

Links

• Myidae in the World Register of Marine Species

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