Myidae

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

Lower classifications Soft‑shell clam, Mya

Myidae, common name the softshell clams, is a taxonomic family of marine bivalve molluscs in the order Myoida.

Genera

Genera within the family Myidae include:

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

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