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Mya (Arenomya) arenaria

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Mya arenaria was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene-Recent; Arctic Ocean-Florida.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Mya (Arenomya) arenaria by MacNeil (1965), Abbott (1974) and Kafanov et al. (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Mya arenaria Linnaeus p. 670
1857Mya japonica Jay p. 292
1860Mya arenaria Holmes p. 55
1940Mya arenaria Hatai p. 162
1942Mya arenaria japonica Weaver p. 253
1943Mya arenaria Gardner p. 138
1957Mya japonica Fujie p. 406
1965Mya (Arenomya) japonica MacNeil p. 31
1965Mya (Arenomya) arenaria MacNeil p. 33
1974Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Abbott p. 536
2001Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Kafanov 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
subgenusArenomya(Winkworth 1930)
speciesarenaria(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

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Mya japonica oonogai Makiyama 1934
Invalid names: Mya japonica Jay 1857 [synonym]
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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (114 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Russian Federation Mya arenaria (50133)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan Mya japonica (44960)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Mya arenaria (69023)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Mya arenaria (70562 70568)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Mya arenaria (79756)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation Mya arenaria (70476)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Mya arenaria (194803 194894)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Mya japonica (83595 220178)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Aomori) Mya arenaria (55849)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Mya arenaria (59003)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Niigata) Mya japonica (89861)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Mya arenaria (84759 84764 84798 84819)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Mya arenaria (68979)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan (Niigata) Mya japonica (101021)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Mya arenaria (86807)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Mya arenaria (97967 98033 98034 98035 98036 98037 98038 98039 98040 98107)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Mya arenaria (69029)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Japan (Yamaguchi) Mya japonica (62300)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Alaska) Mya arenaria (38011)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Mya arenaria (59316 59317 69043)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Delaware) Mya arenaria (66701)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Mya arenaria (84833)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Mya japonica (96947 96969 97028 97029)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New York) Mya arenaria (66377)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Mya arenaria (66600 66603 66604 66621 66622)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Mya arenaria (203376)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Mya arenaria (41301 41302)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Quebec) Mya arenaria (80041 80042 80135 81686)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Mya arenaria (75490 75491 75526)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Mya arenaria (66706 66720 66721)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Mya arenaria (66757 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Mya arenaria (57704)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Mya arenaria (71059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Labrador) Mya arenaria (197059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (New York) Mya arenaria (81751)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Canada (New Brunswick) Mya arenaria (75072)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (New York) Mya arenaria (61270 80045)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Morocco Mya arenaria (127640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Newfoundland) Mya arenaria (70839)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Vermont) Mya arenaria (66360 66361 66366)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Mya arenaria (66746)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Mya arenaria (84832)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Maine) Mya arenaria (66337 66338 66342 66343 66344 66349 66352 66354 66355 66356 75070 80028 80052 104049)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Japan Mya arenaria (96943 96944)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Mya arenaria (61267 61268)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Maine) Mya arenaria (122450 176524)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Mya japonica (51310)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Massachusetts) Mya arenaria (122440 176525)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Mya arenaria (66508)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (New Brunswick) Mya arenaria (66530 66531 66532 66537)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Mya arenaria (51005)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Mya arenaria (66430 66434 66436 66441 66482 66495 66500)