Myidae, common name the softshell clams, is a taxonomic family of marine bivalve molluscs in the order Myida.
Genera
Genera within the family Myidae include:
- Cryptomya <small>(Conrad, 1848)</small>
- Cryptomya californica <small>(Conrad, 1837)</small> â California softshell
- Indosphenia <small>(Oliver, Hallan & Jayachandran, 2018)</small>
- Indosphenia kayalum <small>(Oliver, Hallan & Jayachandran, 2018)</small>
- Mya <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
- Mya arenaria <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> â soft-shell clam
- Mya baxteri <small>Coan and Scott, 1997</small>
- Mya elegans <small>(Eichwald, 1871)</small>
- Mya japonica <small>Jay, 1856</small>
- Mya priapus <small>(Tilesius, 1822)</small>
- Mya profundior <small>Grant and Gale, 1931</small>
- Mya pseudoarenaria <small>Schlesch, 1931</small>
- Mya truncata <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
- Mya uzenensis <small>Nomura and Zimbo, 1937</small>
- Paramya <small>Conrad, 1860</small>
- Paramya subovata <small>(Conrad, 1845)</small>
- Platyodon
- Platyodon cancellatus <small>(Conrad, 1837)</small> â boring softshell
- Sphenia <small>Turton, 1822</small>
- Sphenia antillensis <small>Dall and Simpson, 1901</small>
- Sphenia binghami <small>Turton, 1822</small>
- Sphenia luticola <small>(Valenciennes, 1846)</small>
- Sphenia ovoidea <small>Carpenter, 1864</small>
- Sphenia sincera <small>Hanks and Packer, 1985</small>
- Sphenia tumida <small>J. E. Lewis, 1968</small>
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