Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Myoida > Superfamily Myoidea > Family Myidae

Mya Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
Mya pseudoarenaria Schlesch, 1931
Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): sandskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: gapers sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: gapers sources: Charles Hussey
 Norwegian: sandskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: sandskjell
 Norwegian Nynorsk: sandskjel
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): sandskjel

Literature

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

additional source

Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.

subsequent type designation

Children J. G. (1822-1823). Lamarck's genera of shells. Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts (London), 14(27): 64-87, pl. 3-4 [ottobre 1822]; 14(28): 298-322, pl. 5-6 [gennaio 1823]; 15(29): 23-52, pl. 2-3 [aprile 1823]; 15(30): 216-258, pl. 7-8 [luglio 1823]; 16 (31): 49-79, pl. 5 [ottobre 1823]; 16 (32): 241-264, pl. 6 [dicembre 1823]. [Vedi anche Kennard, Salisbury & Woodward, 1931]

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Citation

Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Mya Linnaeus, 1758. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138211

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Occurrence

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Environment


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Last modified

2013-04-03 by Philippe Bouchet

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