Mya (Mya) pseudoarenaria Schlesch 1931 (softshell clam)
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Alternative combination: Mya pseudoarenaria
Synonyms: Mya (Mya) uzenensis Nomura and Zinbo 1937, Mya uzenensis Nomura and Zinbo 1937
Belongs to Mya (Mya) according to Khudik 1979
See also Hendy et al. 2008, Kafanov and Ogasawara 2003 and MacNeil 1965
Sister taxa: Mya (Mya) cuneiformis, Mya (Mya) ochotica, Mya (Mya) pullus, Mya (Mya) salmonensis, Mya (Mya) truncata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (3: Nunavut collections), Iceland (2)
• Pliocene of the Russian Federation (5)
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (2)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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