Genus Mya (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the family Myacidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Mya is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Myacidae, the type genus of this family.
- The genus Mya includes several species that have lived since the Jurassic period, making it one of the oldest living genera of saltwater bivalves.
- Mya is a genus of large to very large sized myacids, some species reaching lengths of over 25 cm.
- The type genus of the family Myacidae is Mya, and the families are only distinguished with respect to ventral margin of shell and difference in siphon structure.
- Mya is the type genus of the family Myacidae, and most species of this genus are marine, but some species found in brackish water, like Mya arenaria.