Myida
Sign in to saveMyida (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.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderMyida
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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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.
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Bivalvia
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Heterodonta
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Teredinidae
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Mya arenaria
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fresh water
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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