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Mya dilata

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Mya dilata was named by Phillips (1829). It is the type species of Osteomya.

It was recombined as Osteomya dilata by Aberhan (2004) and Scholz et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Mya dilata Phillips p. 155 figs. Pl 11, fig 4
2004Osteomya dilata Aberhan p. 134 figs. Pl 6, figs 4,5
2008Osteomya dilata Scholz et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusMyaLinnaeus 1758
speciesdilataPhillips 1829

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.

Mya dilata Phillips 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:49:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:49:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available