Mya arenaria

Soft-shelled Clam

Myidae

Collected by: Joseph Swift Emerson
Collector number: #456
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Massachusetts; Boston Harbor
Region: Massachusetts
Record type: Preservedspecimen

8 Bishop specimens of Mya arenaria · collected 1882–1930Species page ›

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Joseph Swift Emerson also collected 24+ 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)

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Cite this specimen

Mya arenaria. BPBM 196702. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196702.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026