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

Genera

Genera within the family Myidae include:

Cryptomya (Conrad, 1848)

• Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837) – California softshell

Indosphenia (Oliver, Hallan & Jayachandran, 2018)

• Indosphenia kayalum (Oliver, Hallan & Jayachandran, 2018)

Mya Linnaeus, 1758

• Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 – soft-shell clam

• Mya baxteri Coan and Scott, 1997

• Mya elegans (Eichwald, 1871)

• Mya japonica Jay, 1856

• Mya priapus (Tilesius, 1822)

• Mya profundior Grant and Gale, 1931

• Mya pseudoarenaria Schlesch, 1931

• Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758

• Mya uzenensis Nomura and Zimbo, 1937

Paramya Conrad, 1860

• Paramya subovata (Conrad, 1845)

Platyodon

• Platyodon cancellatus (Conrad, 1837) – boring softshell

Sphenia Turton, 1822

• Sphenia antillensis Dall and Simpson, 1901

• Sphenia binghami Turton, 1822

• Sphenia luticola (Valenciennes, 1846)

• Sphenia ovoidea Carpenter, 1864

• Sphenia sincera Hanks and Packer, 1985

• Sphenia tumida J. E. Lewis, 1968

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