Mya

From Latin mya (“mussel”), from Ancient Greek μύα (múa).

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myidae – certain saltwater clams.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum - phylum, Bivalvia - class, Heterodonta - subclass, Myida - order, Myidae - family; Myinae - subfamily

• (genus): Mya truncata - type species; Mya arenaria, Mya truncata - selected other species; for other species see Mya (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Mya (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mya at World Register of Marine Species

A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.

Mya

1. A female given name from Latin

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Mya (plural Myas)

1. A surname.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 641.
• Forebears

Mya (plural Mya)

1. Abbreviation of million years ago.

   Alternative forms: mya, MYA

   • 2013, Walter M. Goldberg, “A Brief History of Reefs and Corals”, in The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms, Chicago, Ill., London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, section 13-2 (An Introduction to Paleozoic Corals), page 272, column 2:

     Both tabulates and rugosans evolved independently as part of the Ordovician Radiation; the tabulates appeared first in the Early Ordovician (~488 Mya), followed by rugosans about 20 My later.

• Amy, May, Yam, may, yam