Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
(Sand-gaper, Soft-shelled Clam, Soft Clam, Sand Gaper)

Mya arenaria (Sand-gaper, Soft-shelled Clam, Soft Clam, Sand Gaper) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMya arenaria (Sand-gaper, Soft-shelled Clam, Soft Clam, Sand Gaper)
GenusMya (a genus of molluscs)
FamilyMYIDAE (a family of molluscs)
SuperfamilyMYOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderMYOIDA (an order of molluscs)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mya arenaria (Sand-gaper, Soft-shelled Clam, Soft Clam, Sand Gaper)

Mya arenaria (Sand-gaper, Soft-shelled Clam, Soft Clam, Sand Gaper) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Checa, A.G. & Cadee, G.C. 1997 Hydraulic burrowing in the bivalve Mya arenaria Linnaeus (Myoidea) and associated ligamental adaptations J. Mollus. Stud. Vol 63: 157-171.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Mya arenaria (Sand-gaper, Soft-shelled Clam, Soft Clam, Sand Gaper):

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