Myida
In today's world, Myida has gained unprecedented relevance. Whether as a protagonist on the political scene, as a central topic in academic debates or as a cultural phenomenon, Myida has managed to capture the attention of a wide spectrum of society. Its influence extends to different areas, from the economy to people's daily lives. In this article, we will explore the various facets of Myida, analyzing its impact on different aspects of modern life and examining the reasons behind its increasing relevance.
| Myida | |
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| A live individual of the soft-shelled clam, Mya arenaria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Infraclass: | Heteroconchia |
| Subterclass: | Euheterodonta |
| Superorder: | Imparidentia |
| Order: | Myida Stoliczka, 1870 |
| Superfamilies and families | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Myoida | |
Myida (formerly Myoida) is an order of saltwater and freshwater clams, marine and freshwater bivalve molluscs in the subclass Heterodonta. The order includes such bivalves as soft-shell clams, geoducks and shipworms.
Description
They are burrowing molluscs with well-developed siphons. The shell is relatively soft and lacks a nacreous layer. Some species have a single cardinal tooth.[1]
Superfamilies and families
Superfamilies and families within the Myida include (the use of † indicate taxa that are extinct):[2]
- Superfamily: Dreissenoidea
- Family: Dreissenidae
- Superfamily: Myoidea
- Family: Corbulidae
- Family: Myidae
- Family: †Pleurodesmatidae
- Family: †Raetomyidae
- Superfamily: Pholadoidea
- Family: Pholadidae
- Family: Teredinidae
- Family: Xylophagaidae
- Superfamily: †Pleuromyoidea
- Family: †Ceratomyidae
- Family: †Pleuromyidae
- Family: †Vacunellidae
References
- ^ Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 431. ISBN 0-03-056747-5.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Myida". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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