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Myidae Lamarck, 1809
Myacidae · unaccepted (Incorrect spelling)
- Subfamily Cryptomyinae T. Habe, 1977
- Genus Cryptomya Conrad, 1849
- Species Cryptomya africana Cosel, 1995
- Species Cryptomya blackburnae Lamprell & J. Stanisic, 1998
- Species Cryptomya busoensis Yokoyama, 1922
- Species Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Cryptomya elliptica (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Cryptomya philippinarum (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Cryptomya princeps (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Cryptomya semistriata (Hanley, 1842)
- Species Cryptomya sinensis (F.-S. Xu, 1987)
- Species Cryptomya thryptica P. G. Oliver & Chesney, 1997
- Species Cryptomya decurtata (A. Adams, 1851) accepted as Tugonia decurtata (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Cryptomya divaricata (Reeve, 1863) accepted as Tugonella divaricata (Reeve, 1863)
- Species Cryptomya kamtschatica Il'ina, 1963 accepted as Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Cryptomya magna Dall, 1921 accepted as Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Cryptomya oregonenesis Dall, 1909 accepted as Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Cryptomya ovalis Conrad, 1857 accepted as Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837) (treated as a junior secondary homonym of Mya ovalis Pulteney, 1799, and renamed Mya inopia)
- Species Cryptomya tachibanensis Yokoyama, 1927 accepted as Cryptomya elliptica (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Cryptomya truncata A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Cryptomya elliptica (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Cryptomya washingtoniana C. E. Weaver, 1912 accepted as Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837)
- Subgenus Cryptomya (Venatomya) Iredale, 1930 represented as Cryptomya Conrad, 1849
- Species Cryptomya (Venatomya) elliptica (A. Adams, 1851) represented as Cryptomya elliptica (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Cryptomya (Venatomya) sinensis (F.-S. Xu, 1987) represented as Cryptomya sinensis (F.-S. Xu, 1987)
- Genus Indosphenia P. G. Oliver, Hallan & Jayachandran, 2018
- Genus Sphenia W. Turton, 1822
- Species Sphenia binghami W. Turton, 1822
- Species Sphenia coreanica Habe, 1951
- Species Sphenia elongata J.-L. Zhang, F.-S. Xu & J.-Y. Liu, 2012
- Species Sphenia fragilis (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
- Species Sphenia gulfensis Coan, 1999
- Species Sphenia hatcheri Pilsbry, 1899
- Species Sphenia luticola (Valenciennes, 1846)
- Species Sphenia natalensis E. A. Smith, 1910
- Species Sphenia perversa Blanford, 1867
- Species Sphenia rueppellii A. Adams, 1851
- Species Sphenia sincera Hanks & Packer, 1985
- Species Sphenia tumida J. E. Lewis, 1968
- Species Sphenia alternata A. d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Cardiomya alternata (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) (original combination)
- Species Sphenia angulata S. V. Wood, 1840 accepted as Basterotina angulata (S. V. Wood, 1857) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Sphenia angulata S. V. Wood, 1857 accepted as Basterotina angulata (S. V. Wood, 1857) (original combination)
- Species Sphenia antillensis Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901 accepted as Sphenia fragilis (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
- Species Sphenia bilirata Gabb, 1861 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Sphenia californica Conrad, 1837 accepted as Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Sphenia cleryana A. d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Cardiomya cleryana (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) (original combination)
- Species Sphenia decurtata A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Tugonia decurtata (A. Adams, 1851) (superseded combination)
- Species Sphenia elliptica A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Cryptomya elliptica (A. Adams, 1851) (original combination)
- Species Sphenia globula Dall, 1919 accepted as Sphenia luticola (Valenciennes, 1846)
- Species Sphenia inaequalis E. A. Smith, 1893 accepted as Sphenia perversa Blanford, 1867
- Species Sphenia ornatissima A. d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Cardiomya ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Sphenia ovoidea P. P. Carpenter, 1865 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Sphenia pacificiensis de Folin, 1867 accepted as Sphenia fragilis (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
- Species Sphenia philippinarum A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Cryptomya philippinarum (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Sphenia pholadidea Dall, 1916 accepted as Sphenia luticola (Valenciennes, 1846)
- Species Sphenia princeps A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Cryptomya princeps (A. Adams, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Sphenia quadrangularis Lynge, 1909 accepted as Aenictomya quadrangularis (Lynge, 1909)
- Species Sphenia rietensis W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Sphenia natalensis E. A. Smith, 1910 (junior synonym)
- Species Sphenia similis E. A. Smith, 1893 accepted as Sphenia sowerbyi E. A. Smith, 1893
- Species Sphenia sowerbyi E. A. Smith, 1893 accepted as Indosphenia sowerbyi (E. A. Smith, 1893)
- Species Sphenia subequalis Dall, 1908 accepted as Sphenia hatcheri Pilsbry, 1899
- Species Sphenia swainsoni W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Sphenia trunculus Dall, 1916 accepted as Sphenia fragilis (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) (junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Cryptomya Conrad, 1849
- Subfamily Myinae Lamarck, 1809
- Genus Mya Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya antarctica (Melvill & Standen, 1898)
- Species Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Variety Mya arenaria var. corbuloides Comfort, 1938 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Variety Mya arenaria var. ovata A. S. Jensen, 1900 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Mya baxteri Coan & Valentich-Scott, 1997
- Species Mya japonica Jay, 1857
- Species Mya pseudoarenaria Schlesch, 1931
- Species Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Mya truncata ovata A. S. Jensen, 1900 accepted as Mya pseudoarenaria Schlesch, 1931
- Subspecies Mya truncata pelagica W. King, 1846 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Mya truncata uddevallensis Forbes, 1846 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
- Variety Mya truncata var. abbreviata Jeffreys, 1865 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya uzenensis Nomura & Zinbo, 1937
- Subgenus Mya (Arenomya) Winckworth, 1930 accepted as Mya Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Mya (Arenomya) arenaria oonogai Makiyama, 1935 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya (Arenomya) baxteri Coan & Valentich-Scott, 1997 accepted as Mya baxteri Coan & Valentich-Scott, 1997
- Species Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Subgenus Mya (Platyodon) Conrad, 1837 accepted as Platyodon Conrad, 1837 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Mya abrupta Conrad, 1849 accepted as Panopea abrupta (Conrad, 1849) † (original combination)
- Species Mya acuta Say, 1822 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Mya acuta mercenaria Say, 1822 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya alba Agassiz, 1839 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya anatina Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Tugonia anatina (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mya angulata Spengler, 1793 accepted as Anatinella nicobarica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mya anserifera Spengler, 1793 accepted as Laternula spengleri (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mya antarctica Melvill & Standen, 1914 accepted as Mya antarctica (Melvill & Standen, 1898)
- Species Mya arctica Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767) (original combination)
- Species Mya atlantica Spengler, 1793 accepted as Paphies australis (Gmelin, 1791) (junior objective synonym)
- Species Mya australis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Paphies australis (Gmelin, 1791) (superseded combination)
- Species Mya bidentata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Kurtiella bidentata (Montagu, 1803) (original combination)
- Species Mya binghami (W. Turton, 1822) accepted as Sphenia binghami W. Turton, 1822
- Variety Mya binghami var. elongata Jeffreys, 1865 accepted as Sphenia binghami W. Turton, 1822
- Species Mya byssifera O. Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mya cancellata Conrad, 1837 accepted as Platyodon cancellatus (Conrad, 1837) (original combination)
- Species Mya communis Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya convexa W. Wood, 1815 accepted as Thracia convexa (W. Wood, 1815)
- Species Mya corpulenta Conrad, 1845 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya crispata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mya declivis Pennant, 1777 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya decussata Montagu, 1808 accepted as Petricola lithophaga (Retzius, 1788)
- Species Mya distorta Montagu, 1803 accepted as Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Mya donacina Spengler, 1793 accepted as Paphies donacina (Spengler, 1793) (superseded combination)
- Species Mya dubia Pennant, 1777 accepted as Rocellaria dubia (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mya eideri Hopner Petersen, 1999 accepted as Mya pseudoarenaria Schlesch, 1931
- Species Mya elongata Locard, 1886 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya erodona Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Erodona mactroides Bosc, 1801
- Species Mya ferruginea [sic] accepted as Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808) (misspelling by Gray, 1847)
- Species Mya ferruginosa Montagu, 1808 accepted as Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mya gaditana Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778)
- Species Mya gigas [Lightfoot], 1786 accepted as Panopea glycimeris (Born, 1778)
- Species Mya glycimeris Born, 1778 accepted as Panopea glycimeris (Born, 1778)
- Species Mya guinensis Spengler, 1793 accepted as Tugonia anatina (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mya hemphilli Newcomb, 1874 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya hispanica R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778)
- Species Mya hyalina Conrad, 1831 accepted as Lyonsia hyalina (Conrad, 1831)
- Species Mya inaequivalvis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Varicorbula gibba (Olivi, 1792)
- Species Mya inopia G. D. Hanna, 1924 accepted as Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Mya intermedia Dall, 1898 accepted as Mya baxteri Coan & Valentich-Scott, 1997 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Mya intermedia J. Sowerby, 1814; M. baxteri is a replacement name)
- Species Mya labiata Maton, 1810 accepted as Erodona mactroides Bosc, 1801
- Species Mya lutraria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lutraria lutraria (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
- Species Mya mercenaria Say, 1822 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya mindorensis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 accepted as Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Mya neoovata Høpner Petersen, 1999 accepted as Mya pseudoarenaria Schlesch, 1931
- Species Mya neouddevallensis Høpner Petersen, 1999 accepted as Mya pseudoarenaria Schlesch, 1931
- Species Mya nicobarica Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Anatinella nicobarica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mya nitens Montagu, 1808 accepted as Ervilia nitens (Montagu, 1808) (original combination)
- Species Mya nitida O. F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776) (original combination)
- Species Mya nitida O. Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mya norvegica Spengler, 1793 accepted as Panomya norvegica (Spengler, 1793)
- Species Mya norwegica Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
- Species Mya oblonga Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mya oonogai Makiyama, 1935 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya orbiculata Spengler, 1793 accepted as Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778)
- Species Mya ovalis W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya papyracea Spengler, 1793 accepted as Anatinella nicobarica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mya particolor Perry, 1811 accepted as Panopea glycimeris (Born, 1778)
- Species Mya pellucida T. Brown, 1818 accepted as Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mya perna Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
- Species Mya pholadia Montagu, 1803 accepted as Rocellaria dubia (Pennant, 1777)
- Species Mya picea W. Wood, 1815 accepted as Cyrtodaria siliqua (Spengler, 1793)
- Species Mya praecisa A. Gould, 1850 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya praetenuis Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Cochlodesma praetenue (Pulteney, 1799)
- Species Mya priapus Tilesius, 1822 accepted as Panomya priapus (Tilesius, 1822)
- Species Mya pubescens Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Thracia pubescens (Pulteney, 1799)
- Species Mya pullus J. De C. Sowerby, 1826 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya purpurea Montagu, 1808 accepted as Turtonia minuta (O. Fabricius, 1780)
- Species Mya purpurea Montagu, 1808 sensu W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Hiatella rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (misapplication)
- Species Mya rostrata Spengler, 1793 accepted as Cuspidaria rostrata (Spengler, 1793)
- Species Mya semistriata Hanley, 1842 accepted as Cryptomya semistriata (Hanley, 1842)
- Species Mya siliqua Spengler, 1793 accepted as Cyrtodaria siliqua (Spengler, 1793)
- Species Mya simplex Holmes, 1858 accepted as Basterotia elliptica (Récluz, 1850)
- Species Mya solemyalis Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Entodesma solemyalis (Lamarck, 1818) (original combination)
- Species Mya striata Montagu, 1816 accepted as Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mya suborbicularis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803) (original combination)
- Species Mya subovata S. Woodward, 1833 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya subtruncata S. Woodward, 1833 accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1887 accepted as Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Mya tugon Deshayes, 1830 accepted as Tugonia anatina (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mya uddevalensis Hancock, 1846 accepted as Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Mya vulsella Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Vulsella vulsella (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
- Species Mya divaricata G. B. Sowerby II, 1875 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
- Species Mya edentula Pallas, 1771 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Mya membranacea Gmelin, 1791 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Genus Platyodon Conrad, 1837
- Species Platyodon australis Olsson, 1961
- Species Platyodon cancellatus (Conrad, 1837)
- Genus Tugonella Jousseaume, 1891
- Species Tugonella decussata (Deshayes, 1844)
- Species Tugonella divaricata (Reeve, 1863)
- Species Tugonella decurtata (A. Adams, 1851) accepted as Tugonia decurtata (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Tugonella tugonella Jousseaume in E. Lamy, 1927 accepted as Tugonella decurtata (A. Adams, 1851)
- Genus Tugonia J. E. Gray, 1842
- Species Tugonia anatina (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tugonia decurtata (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Tugonia huanghaiensis F.-S. Xu, 1987
- Species Tugonia inopinata (Iredale, 1936)
- Species Tugonia nobilis Reeve, 1863
- Species Tugonia adenensis Jousseaume, 1891 accepted as Tugonia nobilis Reeve, 1863 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tugonia compressa Reeve, 1863 accepted as Tugonia anatina (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tugonia divaricata Reeve, 1863 accepted as Tugonella divaricata (Reeve, 1863) (original combination)
- Species Tugonia guineensis Reeve, 1863 accepted as Tugonia anatina (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tugonia semisulcata Reeve, 1863 accepted as Tugonia nobilis Reeve, 1863 (synonym)
- Species Tugonia sinensis F.-S. Xu, 1987 accepted as Cryptomya sinensis (F.-S. Xu, 1987) (superseded combination)
- Species Tugonia siphonata Reeve, 1863 accepted as Tugonia anatina (Gmelin, 1791)
- Subgenus Tugonia (Distugonia) Iredale, 1936 represented as Tugonia J. E. Gray, 1842
- Species Tugonia (Distugonia) decurtata (A. Adams, 1851) represented as Tugonia decurtata (A. Adams, 1851)
- Subgenus Tugonia (Tugonia) J. E. Gray, 1842 represented as Tugonia J. E. Gray, 1842
- Species Tugonia (Tugonia) huanghaiensis F.-S. Xu, 1987 represented as Tugonia huanghaiensis F.-S. Xu, 1987
- Genus Mya Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Arenaria Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 accepted as Scrobicularia Schumacher, 1815 (invalid: junior homonym of Arenaria Brisson, 1760 [Aves] and others)
- Genus Arenomya Winckworth, 1930 accepted as Mya Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Arenomya arenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Sphaenia [sic] accepted as Sphenia W. Turton, 1822 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Sphaenia decurtata A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Sphenia decurtata A. Adams, 1851 (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Species Sphaenia elliptica A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Sphenia elliptica A. Adams, 1851 (misspelling of genus)
- Species Sphaenia philippinarum A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Cryptomya philippinarum (A. Adams, 1851) (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Species Sphaenia princeps A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Sphenia princeps A. Adams, 1851 (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Species Sphaenia rueppellii A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Sphenia rueppellii A. Adams, 1851 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subfamily Spheniinae F. R. Bernard, 1983 accepted as Cryptomyinae T. Habe, 1977 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Tugonia Récluz, 1846 accepted as Tugonia J. E. Gray, 1842 (synonym and homonym of Tugonia Gray, 1842, both based on Adanson's "Le Tugon")
marine, brackish
Lamarck J.-B. (M. de) (1809). Philosophie zoologique. <i>Paris 2 vol. pp. 422 pp. 473</i>:
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original description
Lamarck J.-B. (M. de) (1809). Philosophie zoologique. <i>Paris 2 vol. pp. 422 pp. 473</i>:
page(s): 319 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184.
page(s): 131 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
page(s): 319 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184.
page(s): 131 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
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