Subfamily Spheniinae Frank Bernard 1983 (softshell clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Parent taxon: Myidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Bouchet et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Cryptomya, Cryptomyinae, Mya, Myinae, Paramya, Platyodon, Sphenia, Tugonia, Venatomya

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Spheniinae in the database

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