Mya (bivalve)

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Mya Order Myoida Rank Genus		Family Myidae Phylum Mollusca Higher classification Myidae

Lower classifications Soft‑shell clam, Mya truncata

Mya is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Myidae.

Species

Species within the genus Mya include:

Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758

Mya baxteri Coan & Scott, 1997

Mya eideri Hopner Petersen, 1999

Mya neoovata Hopner Petersen, 1999

Mya neouddevallensis Hopner Petersen, 1999

Mya pseudoarenaria Schlesch, 1931

Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758

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