Biology:Mesodesma

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Short description: Genus of bivalves


Mesodesma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Mactroidea
Family: Mesodesmatidae
Genus: Mesodesma
Deshayes, 1832
Species

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Mesodesma is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Mesodesmatidae. It is the type genus of the family.[1]

Species

There are numerous species within the genus Mesodesma, including:

  • Mesodesma donacium (Lamarck, 1818) colloquially known and eaten as macha in Peru and Chile

References

  1. Mesodesma Deshayes, 1831, World Register of Marine Species, [1], accessed 8 August 2013

Wikidata ☰ Q3799784 entry