BeRMS taxon details
Mya Linnaeus, 1758
138211 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138211)
accepted
Genus
Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mya arctica Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767) (original combination)
- Species Mya bidentata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Kurtiella bidentata (Montagu, 1803) (original combination)
- Species Mya crispata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mya dubia Pennant, 1777 accepted as Rocellaria dubia (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mya ferruginosa Montagu, 1808 accepted as Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mya lutraria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lutraria lutraria (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
- Species Mya suborbicularis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803) (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 670 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 670 [details] Available for editors
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mya Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138211 on 2026-01-25
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Mya Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138211 on 2026-01-25
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 670 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
subsequent type designation Children J. G. (1822-1823). Lamarck's genera of shells. <i>Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts (London)</i>, 14(27): 64-87, pl. 3-4 [ottobre 1822]; 14(28): 298-322, pl. 5-6 [gennaio 1823]; 15(29): 23-52, pl. 2-3 [aprile 1823]; 15(30): 216-258, pl. 7-8 [luglio 1823]; 16 (31): 49-79, pl. 5 [ottobre 1823]; 16 (32): 241-264, pl. 6 [dicembre 1823]. [Vedi anche Kennard, Salisbury & Woodward, 1931], available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14496865 [details]
page(s): 670 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
subsequent type designation Children J. G. (1822-1823). Lamarck's genera of shells. <i>Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts (London)</i>, 14(27): 64-87, pl. 3-4 [ottobre 1822]; 14(28): 298-322, pl. 5-6 [gennaio 1823]; 15(29): 23-52, pl. 2-3 [aprile 1823]; 15(30): 216-258, pl. 7-8 [luglio 1823]; 16 (31): 49-79, pl. 5 [ottobre 1823]; 16 (32): 241-264, pl. 6 [dicembre 1823]. [Vedi anche Kennard, Salisbury & Woodward, 1931], available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14496865 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | gapersgaper clams | [details] |
| German | Klaffmuscheln | [details] |
| Japanese | オオノガイ属 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | sandskjell | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | sandskjel | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mya)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (5 traits)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101612)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mya)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (5 traits)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101612)
To ITIS
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