Mesodesma

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

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

See text.

Species

There are numerous species within the genus Mesodesma, including:

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

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