Myadora

Myadora Temporal range: Early/Lower Oligocene–present, 33.9–0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Myadora in Conchologia Iconica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Family:	Myochamidae
Genus:	Myadora Gray, 1840
Synonyms[2]
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]

In Myadora, the left valve is flat or slightly concave while the right valve is convex.[5][6]

Species

There are 22 extant species:[2]

• Myadora albida Tenison Woods, 1876
• Myadora antipodum E. A. Smith, 1881
• 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 crassa (Stutchbury, 1830)
• Myadora fluctuosa A. A. Gould, 1861
• Myadora novaezelandiae E. A. Smith, 1881
• Myadora oblonga Reeve, 1844
• Myadora ovata Reeve, 1844
• Myadora pandoriformis (Stutchbury, 1830)
• 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 tessera Hedley, 1912
• Myadora trigona Reeve, 1844

A large number of species is known from the fossil record, many exclusively so.[1][2]

References

1. "Myadora Gray, 1840". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
2. 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 27 June 2024.
3. "Myadora Gray, 1840". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Smith, Edgar Albert (1881). "On the genus Myodora of Gray". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1880: 578–587 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.