Mya producta Conrad 1838 (softshell clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Alternative combination: Mya (Arenomya) producta

Belongs to Mya according to L. W. Ward 1998

See also Glenn 1904 and MacNeil 1965

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (5: Delaware, New Jersey collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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