†Mya (Arenomya) elegans Eichwald 1871 (softshell clam)
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Alternative combination: Anatina elegans
Belongs to Mya (Arenomya) according to F. S. MacNeil 1965
Sister taxa: Mya (Arenomya) arenaria, Mya (Arenomya) arrosis, Mya (Arenomya) dickersoni, Mya (Arenomya) ezoensis, Mya (Arenomya) fujiei, Mya (Arenomya) grewingki, Mya (Arenomya) kusiroensis, Mya (Arenomya) marujamensis, Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides, Mya (Arenomya) profundior, Mya (Arenomya) ugolnensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (7: Alaska collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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