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Mya arenaria
Soft-shelled Clam
Myidae
- Collected by
- Wray Harris
- Collector number
- 456
- Date
- Invalid Date
- Locality
- Massachusetts; Boston Harbor
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On Invalid Date, Wray Harris also collected 9 other specimens.
Mya arenaria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,588 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Eider Rd, Harpswell, ME, US
(c) Jodi Levine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Jericho Beach, Vancouver, BC, CA
(c) kairune, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Dublin City, Co. Dublin, Irlandia
(c) Piotr Panek, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
Rowley, MA, US
(c) Matthew Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Gig Harbor, WA 98329, USA
(c) druiddpisces, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Lawrencetown, NS B2Z 1C9, Canada
(c) tamarackthief, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mya arenaria. BPBM 195958. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/195958.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026