Myochamidae Explained

Myochamidae is a family of marine bivalves in the superorder Anomalodesmata. It includes both cementing and burrowing species.

Genera

There are four genera within the family Myochamidae:

• Hunkydora Fleming, 1948
• Myadora Gray, 1840
• Myadoropsis Habe, 1960
• Myochama Stutchbury, 1830

Further reading

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979