Donna Pomeroy, USA
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Linnaeus, 1758
Colour:
Off-white, yellowish, or fawn, dark greyish brown about the umbones; periostracum light brown, often stained by iron deposits. Inner surfaces White.
Habitat:
In sand, often mixed with mud or gravel, on the lower shore and offshore to about 20 m. Often very common in estuaries, where it may occur in extensive beds.
Source: Marine Species Identification Portal
Synonyms:
Mya acuta Say, 1822
Mya acuta mercenaria Say, 1822
Mya alba Agassiz, 1839
Mya arenaria corbuloides Comfort, 1938
Mya arenaria var. ovata Jensen, 1900
Mya communis Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Mya corpulenta Conrad, 1845
Mya declivis Pennant, 1777
Mya elongata Locard, 1886
Mya hemphilli Newcomb, 1874
Mya japonica Jay, 1857
Mya lata J. Sowerby, 1815
Mya oonogai Makiyama, 1935
Mya subovata Woodward, 1833
Mya subtruncata Woodward, 1833
Sphenia ovoidea Carpenter, 1864
Colour:
Off-white, yellowish, or fawn, dark greyish brown about the umbones; periostracum light brown, often stained by iron deposits. Inner surfaces White.
Habitat:
In sand, often mixed with mud or gravel, on the lower shore and offshore to about 20 m. Often very common in estuaries, where it may occur in extensive beds.
Source: Marine Species Identification Portal
Synonyms:
Mya acuta Say, 1822
Mya acuta mercenaria Say, 1822
Mya alba Agassiz, 1839
Mya arenaria corbuloides Comfort, 1938
Mya arenaria var. ovata Jensen, 1900
Mya communis Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Mya corpulenta Conrad, 1845
Mya declivis Pennant, 1777
Mya elongata Locard, 1886
Mya hemphilli Newcomb, 1874
Mya japonica Jay, 1857
Mya lata J. Sowerby, 1815
Mya oonogai Makiyama, 1935
Mya subovata Woodward, 1833
Mya subtruncata Woodward, 1833
Sphenia ovoidea Carpenter, 1864
