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Taxonomy
Myidae was named by Lamarck (1809) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5039]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Pelecypoda by Stanton (1895); to Myacea by Newell (1965), Vokes (1980), Ward and Blackwelder (1987); and to Myoidea by Ward (1992), Coan et al. (2000), Rosenberg et al. (2006), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Pelecypoda by Stanton (1895); to Myacea by Newell (1965), Vokes (1980), Ward and Blackwelder (1987); and to Myoidea by Ward (1992), Coan et al. (2000), Rosenberg et al. (2006), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1809 | Myidae Lamarck |
| 1895 | Myidae Stanton p. 61 |
| 1965 | Myidae Newell p. 20 |
| 1980 | Myidae Vokes p. 180 |
| 1987 | Myidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 130 |
| 1992 | Myidae Ward p. 111 |
| 2000 | Myidae Coan et al. p. 466 |
| 2006 | Myidae Rosenberg et al. |
| 2009 | Myidae Nevesskaja |
| 2010 | Myidae Bouchet et al. |
| 2011 | Myidae Carter et al. p. 18 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Myidae Lamarck 1809 [softshell clam]
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G. Cryptomya Conrad 1848
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Cryptomya californica Conrad 1837 [California softshell]
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Invalid names: Cryptomya oregonensis Dall 1909 [synonym], Cryptomya ovalis Conrad 1856 [synonym], Macoma kerica Hendrickson 1928 [synonym], Mya inopia Hanna 1924 [synonym]
†Cryptomya californica magna Dall 1921
†Cryptomya quadrata Arnold 1909
†Cryptomya quadrata vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923
†Cryptomya washingtoniana Weaver 1912
†Mya (Cryptomya) incognita Clark 1918
G. Mya Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Mya (Arenomya) Winkworth 1930
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Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 [soft-shelled clam]
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†Mya japonica oonogai Makiyama 1934
Invalid names: Mya japonica Jay 1857 [synonym]
†Mya (Arenomya) arrosis MacNeil 1965
†Mya (Arenomya) dickersoni Clark 1915
†Mya (Arenomya) elegans Eichwald 1871
†Mya (Arenomya) ezoensis Nagao and Inoue 1941
†Mya (Arenomya) fujiei MacNeil 1965
†Mya (Arenomya) grewingki Makiyama 1934
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†Mya (Arenomya) grewingki haboroensis Fujie 1957
†Mya grewingki elongata Nagao and Inoue 1941
Invalid names: Mya kusiroensis Nagao and Inoue 1941 [synonym]
†Mya (Arenomya) kusiroensis Nagao and Inoue 1941
†Mya (Arenomya) marujamensis Zhidkova 1994
†Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides Wilckens 1911
†Mya (Arenomya) profundior Grant and Gale 1931
†Mya (Arenomya) sowerbyi Zinsmeister 1984
†Mya (Arenomya) ugolnensis Devjatilova and Volobueva 1981
Subg. †Mya (Geramya) Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
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†Mya (Geramya) ekelofi Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Subg. Mya (Mya) Linnaeus 1758
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†Mya (Mya) cuneiformis Bohm 1915
†Mya (Mya) ochotica Ilyina 1957
Mya (Mya) pseudoarenaria Schlesch 1931
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Invalid names: Mya (Mya) uzenensis Nomura and Zinbo 1937 [synonym]
†Mya (Mya) pullus Sowerby 1826
†Mya (Mya) salmonensis Clark 1932
Mya (Mya) truncata Linnaeus 1758 [truncate softshell]
†Mya convexa Noda 1992
†Mya cuneiformis Böhm 1915
†Mya cuneiformis takigawensis Fujie 1957
†Mya dilata Phillips 1829
†Mya ilyinensis Sinelnikova 1991
†Mya kovatschensis Kristofovich 1947
†Mya majanatschensis Ilyina 1963
†Mya montereyana Conrad 1856
†Mya producta Conrad 1838
†Mya sachalinensis Kristofovich 1957
†Mya schweinfurthi Mayer-Eymar 1887
Mya simplex Holmes 1860
†Mya tigilensis Kristofovich 1947
†Mya virgo Martin 1879
†Mya wilsoni Ward 1992
Invalid names: Hiatula [objective synonym]
G. Platyodon Conrad 1837
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Platyodon cancellatus Conrad 1837 [boring softshell]
†Platyodon nipponica Uozumi and Fujie 1956
†Platyodon piedraensis Wiedey 1929
G. Sphenia Turton 1822
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†Sphenia aequilateralis Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia angusta Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia bilirata Gabb 1861
†Sphenia cuneiformis Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia donaciformis Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia dubia Lea 1845
Sphenia fragilis Adams and Adams 1854
Sphenia iheringiana Pilsbry 1897
†Sphenia luticola Valenciennes 1846
†Sphenia meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927
†Sphenia myalis Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia passyana Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia pusilla Sorgenfrel 1958
†Sphenia radiatula Cossmann 1882
†Sphenia terquemi Deshayes 1857
G. Tugonia RŽcluz 1846
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Subg. †Tugonia (Antiguamya)
Subg. †Tugonia (Distugonia) Iredale 1936
Subg. †Tugonia (Tugoniopsis)
G. †Venatomya Iredale 1930
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Invalid names: Cryptomyinae Habe 1977 [empty], Myinae Lamarck 1809 [empty], Spheniinae Frank Bernard 1983 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available