Summary ²

Mya areanaria (the long necked clam or the softshell clam) is a marine bivalve, found along the north Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America, and the northern coasts of Europe. They can be found in the intertidal, infralittoral, and circalittoral zone.

Gofas, S. (2004). Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140430 on 2016-06-29

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