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Softshell Clams
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Softshell Clams

Myidae

Myidae, common name the softshell clams, is a taxonomic family of marine bivalve molluscs in the order Myoida.

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2 branches of this family, most-observed first

Myinae

subfamilyMyinae

Cryptomyinae

subfamilyCryptomyinae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 81635.