Mya (Arenomya) fujiei MacNeil 1965 (softshell clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Full reference: F. S. MacNeil. 1965. Evolution and Distribution of the Genus Mya, and Tertiary Migrations of Mollusca. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 483(G):1-51

Belongs to Mya (Arenomya) according to F. S. MacNeil 1965

Sister taxa: Mya (Arenomya) arenaria, Mya (Arenomya) arrosis, Mya (Arenomya) dickersoni, Mya (Arenomya) elegans, Mya (Arenomya) ezoensis, Mya (Arenomya) grewingki, Mya (Arenomya) kusiroensis, Mya (Arenomya) marujamensis, Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides, Mya (Arenomya) profundior, Mya (Arenomya) ugolnensis

Type specimen: Univ. Hokkaido 11334a, a shell.

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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