Mya (Antiguamya) Effinger 1938 (softshell clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Full reference: W. L. Effinger. 1938. The Gries Ranch Fauna (Oligocene) of Western Washington. Journal of Paleontology 12(4):355-390

Parent taxon: Mya according to W. L. Effinger 1938

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

Subtaxa: Mya (Antiguamya) arnoldi

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Type: Saxicava arnoldi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Washington collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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