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Mya arenaria, Soft-shell clam(s), Sand gaper(s)

Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758

Invalid synonym: Mya japonica, Mya arenaria oonogai, Mya oonogai

• Modern species: Oligocene - Present (33.9 - 0.0 Ma)
• Habitat: Marine

• Classification
• kingdom Animalia, phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia, family Mysidea, genus Mya

• Distribution
• Miocene: Miyagi
• Miocene-Pliocene: Nagano
• Pliocene: Miyagi, Nagano
• Pleistocene: Aomori, Tokyo, Aichi