''Mya'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of saltwater clams,
marine bivalve molluscs in the family
Myidae
Myidae, common name the softshell clams, is a taxonomic family of marine bivalve molluscs in the order Myida.
Genera
Genera within the family Myidae include:
* '' Cryptomya'' ( Conrad, 1848)
**'' Cryptomya californica'' ( Conrad, 1837) – Cali ...
. They are widespread and abundant in northern waters. Commonly known as Ipswich clams,
soft-shell clam
Soft-shell clams (American English) or sand gaper (British English/Europe), scientific name ''Mya arenaria'', popularly called "steamers", "softshells", "piss clams", "Ipswich clams", or "Essex clams" are a species of edible saltwater clam, a ...
or steamers, they are routinely used as a food source for humans.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mya'' include:
[Zhang, Junlong (Nov 2018) ''et al.'', A tale of two soft-shell clams: an integrative taxonomic analysis confirms ''Mya japonica'' as a valid species distinct from ''Mya arenaria'' (Bivalvia: Myidae). ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 184 (3): 605–622, https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx107]
*''
Mya arenaria
Soft-shell clams (American English) or sand gaper (British English/Europe), scientific name ''Mya arenaria'', popularly called "steamers", "softshells", "piss clams", "Ipswich clams", or "Essex clams" are a species of edible saltwater clam, a ...
''
Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
*''
Mya baxteri''
Coan & Scott, 1997
*''
Mya eideri''
Hopner Petersen, 1999
*''
Mya japonica''
Jay, 1857
*''
Mya neoovata''
Hopner Petersen, 1999
*''
Mya neouddevallensis''
Hopner Petersen, 1999
*''
Mya pseudoarenaria''
Schlesch, 1931
*''
Mya truncata''
Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
References
Myidae
Bivalve genera
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