Abstract
The present study recognizes ten species of the family Myidae from China based on a comparison with myids described from Russia, Korea, Japan, Australia, and Europe: Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758, Cryptomya (Cryptomya) busoensis Yokoyama, 1922, C. (Venatomya) elliptica (A. Adams, 1851), C. (V.) sinensis (Xu, 1987), Paramya recluzi (A. Adams, 1864), Tugonia (Tugonia) huanghaiensis Xu, 1987, T. (Distugonia) decurtata (A. Adams, 1851), Tugonia (Distugonia) sp., Sphenia coreanica Habe, 1951; Sphenia elongata sp. nov. is characterized by an elongate shell, straight posteroventral margin and commarginal growth lines. We briefly discuss the biogeographic distribution of these species and present a determination table using adult shell characters.References
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