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Mya japonica J. C. Jay, 1857

367838  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367838)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Jay, J. C. (1857 ["1856"]). Report on the shells collected by the Japan Expedition together with a list of Japan shells. In: Perry, M. C.; Hawks, F. L. (eds). Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Sea and Japan, performed in the year 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the Government of the United States. Vol. 2. Tucker, Washington, pp. 289–297, pls. 1-5., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33621049
page(s): 292, pl. 1 figs 7, 10 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mya japonica J. C. Jay, 1857. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367838 on 2025-05-31
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Mya japonica J. C. Jay, 1857. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367838 on 2025-05-31
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2008-10-01 07:48:25Z
created
2010-11-19 07:44:55Z
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2010-11-19 08:53:28Z
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2018-01-23 07:37:08Z
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2018-10-19 06:39:45Z
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2019-04-13 06:13:52Z
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2024-09-06 20:14:12Z
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original description Jay, J. C. (1857 ["1856"]). Report on the shells collected by the Japan Expedition together with a list of Japan shells. In: Perry, M. C.; Hawks, F. L. (eds). Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Sea and Japan, performed in the year 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the Government of the United States. Vol. 2. Tucker, Washington, pp. 289–297, pls. 1-5., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33621049
page(s): 292, pl. 1 figs 7, 10 [details] 

status source Zhang J.L., Yurchenko O.V., Lutaenko K.A., Kalachev A.V., Nekhaev I.O., Aguilar R., Zhan Z.F. & Ogburn M.B. (2018). A tale of two soft-shell clams: an integrative taxonomic analysis confirms <i>Mya japonica</i> as a valid species distinct from <i>Mya arenaria</i> (Bivalvia: Myidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 184(3): 605-622., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx107 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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