Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
Myoidea : Myidae |
| Tebble name: | Mya arenaria Linnaeus |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Mya arenaria L.,1758 |
To size:
To 150mm.
Shell Structure:
Solid.
Equivalve:
Inequivalve, RV slightly more convex than LV.
Equilateral:
Subequilateral beaks at or just in front of the midline.
Outline:
Subelliptical, elongate; anterior broadly rounded, ventral rather straight; posterior ventral and posterior dorsal tapering to a narrowly rounded almost pointed posterior.
Sculpture:
Of co-marginal lines and low ridges with scattered faint radial lines.
Margin:
Inner margin smooth.
Ligament:
Primarily internal on a large spoon shaped projecting chondrophore in LV and corresponding concealed resilifer beneath the umbo in RV. Small external part, concealed and attached to posterior part of chondrophore.
Hinge:
Hinge without teeth.
Pallial Musculature:
Pallial sinus deep extending to beneath the beaks, lower arm not confuent with pallial line.
Periostracum:
Periostracum thin, straw coloured.
Colour:
Shell white.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Myoidea : Myidae
References
Listed are literature citing Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Linnaeus C 1758. Systema Naturae. Editio decima. 1. Regnum Animale Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. 824pp. |
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Strasser M. 1999. Mya arenaria—an ancient invader of the North Sea coast. Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen. 52: 309–324. |
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Vermeij GJ 2005. From Europe to America: Pliocene to Recent trans-Atlantic expansion of cold-water North Atlantic molluscs. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Biological Sciences. 272(1580): 2545–2550. |
Resources
- Conchological Society
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- MarBEF
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- Unitas Malacologica
- Census of Marine Life
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