MolluscaBase taxon details
Myidae Lamarck, 1809
Cryptomyinae Habe, 1977 · alternate representation
Myacidae · unaccepted (Incorrect spelling)
Myinae Lamarck, 1809 · alternate representation
Spheniinae F. R. Bernard, 1983 · unaccepted
Genus Cryptomya Conrad, 1849
Genus Indosphenia P. G. Oliver, Hallan & Jayachandran, 2018
Genus Janschinella Merklin, 1961 †
Genus Mya Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Platyodon Conrad, 1837
Genus Sphenia W. Turton, 1822
Genus Tugonella Jousseaume, 1891
Genus Tugonia Gray, 1842
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
Genus Cryptodonta P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Platyodon Conrad, 1837 (not available: established in synonymy)
Genus Distugonia Iredale, 1936 accepted as Tugonia (Distugonia) Iredale, 1936 represented as Tugonia Gray, 1842
Genus Myacites Schlotheim, 1820 † (unaccepted > unavailable name)
Genus Sphaenia accepted as Sphenia W. Turton, 1822 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Sphena [sic] accepted as Sphenia W. Turton, 1822 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
Subfamily Spheniinae F. R. Bernard, 1983 accepted as Cryptomyinae Habe, 1977 represented as Myidae Lamarck, 1809
Genus Tugonia Récluz, 1846 accepted as Tugonia Gray, 1842 (synonym and homonym of Tugonia Gray, 1842, both based on Adanson's "Le Tugon")
Genus Tyleria H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Sphenia W. Turton, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Cryptomyinae Habe, 1977 represented as Myidae Lamarck, 1809
Subfamily Myinae Lamarck, 1809 represented as Myidae Lamarck, 1809
Genus Indosphenia P. G. Oliver, Hallan & Jayachandran, 2018
Genus Janschinella Merklin, 1961 †
Genus Mya Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Platyodon Conrad, 1837
Genus Sphenia W. Turton, 1822
Genus Tugonella Jousseaume, 1891
Genus Tugonia Gray, 1842
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
Genus Cryptodonta P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Platyodon Conrad, 1837 (not available: established in synonymy)
Genus Distugonia Iredale, 1936 accepted as Tugonia (Distugonia) Iredale, 1936 represented as Tugonia Gray, 1842
Genus Myacites Schlotheim, 1820 † (unaccepted > unavailable name)
Genus Sphaenia accepted as Sphenia W. Turton, 1822 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Sphena [sic] accepted as Sphenia W. Turton, 1822 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
Subfamily Spheniinae F. R. Bernard, 1983 accepted as Cryptomyinae Habe, 1977 represented as Myidae Lamarck, 1809
Genus Tugonia Récluz, 1846 accepted as Tugonia Gray, 1842 (synonym and homonym of Tugonia Gray, 1842, both based on Adanson's "Le Tugon")
Genus Tyleria H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Sphenia W. Turton, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Cryptomyinae Habe, 1977 represented as Myidae Lamarck, 1809
Subfamily Myinae Lamarck, 1809 represented as Myidae Lamarck, 1809
marine, brackish
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Myidae Lamarck, 1809. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=247 on 2023-06-06
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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. [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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
