Myadora
| Myadora Temporal range: Early/Lower Oligocene–present,
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| Myadora in Conchologia Iconica | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Family: | Myochamidae |
| Genus: | Myadora Gray, 1840 |
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Myodora – misspelling | |
Myadora is a genus of marine bivalves in the family Myochamidae.[2][3] They are shallow-burrowing bivalves,[4] able to burrow rapidly.[5]
Description
In Myadora, the left valve is flat or slightly concave while the right valve is convex.[5][6]
Species
A large number of species is known from the fossil record, many exclusively so.[1][2] Species within the genus Myadora include:[2]
- †Myadora aequilateralis R. M. Johnston, 1880
- Myadora albida Tenison Woods, 1876
- †Myadora alea Cotton, 1947
- †Myadora angustior Tate, 1887
- Myadora antipodum E. A. Smith, 1881
- †Myadora australis R. M. Johnston, 1880
- Myadora boltoni E. A. Smith, 1881
- Myadora brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1827)
- Myadora complexa Iredale, 1924
- Myadora compressa E. A. Smith, 1881
- Myadora convexa Angas, 1865
- †Myadora corrugata Tate, 1887
- Myadora crassa (Stutchbury, 1830)
- †Myadora delta Marwick, 1929
- Myadora fluctuosa A. A. Gould, 1861
- †Myadora fortecosta Beu, 2006
- †Myadora gabrieli Chapman & Crespin, 1928
- †Myadora kaiiwiensis A. W. B. Powell, 1931
- †Myadora lamellata Tate, 1887
- Myadora novaezelandiae E. A. Smith, 1881
- Myadora oblonga Reeve, 1844
- Myadora ovata Reeve, 1844
- Myadora pandoriformis (Stutchbury, 1830)
- †Myadora praelonga Tate, 1887
- Myadora pulleinei Hedley, 1906
- Myadora rectangulata Barnard, 1964
- Myadora reeveana E. A. Smith, 1881
- Myadora rotundata G. B. Sowerby III, 1875
- Myadora royana Iredale, 1924
- Myadora striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
- Myadora subrostrata E. A. Smith, 1881
- †Myadora tenuilirata Tate, 1887
- Myadora tessera Hedley, 1912
- Myadora trigona Reeve, 1844
- †Myadora waitotarana A. W. B. Powell, 1931
References
- ^ a b "Myadora Gray, 1840". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Myadora Gray, 1840". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Myadora Gray, 1840". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Harper, Elizabeth M. & Morton, Brian (2000). "The biology and functional morphology of Myochama anomioides Stutchbury, 1830 (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata: Pandoroidea), with reference ot cementation". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 66 (3): 403–416. doi:10.1093/mollus/66.3.403.
- ^ a b Morton, Brian (1977). "Some aspects of the biology and functional morphology of Myadora striata (Quoy and Gaimard) (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata: Pandoracea)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 43 (2): 141–154. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065365.
- ^ Smith, Edgar Albert (1881). "On the genus Myodora of Gray". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1880: 578–587 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.