Mya dilata Phillips 1829 (softshell clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Belongs to Mya according to Phillips 1829

See also Scholz et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Mya (Arenomya), Mya (Geramya), Mya (Mya), Mya convexa, Mya cuneiformis, Mya ilyinensis, Mya kovatschensis, Mya majanatschensis, Mya montereyana, Mya producta, Mya sachalinensis, Mya schweinfurthi, Mya simplex, Mya tigilensis, Mya virgo, Mya wilsoni

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mya dilata in the database

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