Mya (Arenomya) arrosis 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) dickersoni, Mya (Arenomya) elegans, Mya (Arenomya) ezoensis, Mya (Arenomya) fujiei, Mya (Arenomya) grewingki, Mya (Arenomya) kusiroensis, Mya (Arenomya) marujamensis, Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides, Mya (Arenomya) profundior, Mya (Arenomya) ugolnensis

Type specimen: UC 15006, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mya (Arenomya) arrosis in the database

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