''Mesodesmatidae'' is a
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of saltwater clams,
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bivalve
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mollusk
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s in the
order
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Venerida.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Mesodesmatidae Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=232 on 2020-05-30]
Genera
* ''
Amarilladesma''
M. Huber, 2010
* ''
Anapella''
Dall, 1895
* ''
Atactodea''
Dall, 1895
* ''
Coecella''
Gray, 1853
* ''
Davila''
Gray, 1853
* ''
Donacilla''
Philippi, 1836
* ''
Mesodesma
''Mesodesma'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Mesodesmatidae. It is the type genus of the family.Mesodesma Deshayes, 1831, World Register of Marine Species accessed 8 August 2013
Species
There are numerous ...
''
Deshayes, 1832
* ''
Monterosatus'' : synonym of ''
Planktomya''
Simroth, 1896
* ''
Paphies''
Lesson, 1830
* ''
Regterenia''
Rooij-Schuiling, 1972
* ''
Soleilletia''
Bourguignat, 1885
References
*
Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
*
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Mesodesmatidae,
Bivalve families