Mesodesmatidae
Family of bivalves
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::summary Family of bivalves ::
| taxon = Mesodesmatidae |image= Atactodea striata (MNHN-IM-2012-24805) 002.jpeg |image_caption= Atactodea striata (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | authority = Gray, 1839 | display_parents = 2 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = See text.
Mesodesmatidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.
Genera
- Amarilladesma M. Huber, 2010
- Anapella Dall, 1895
- Atactodea Dall, 1895
- Coecella Gray, 1853
- Davila Gray, 1853
- Donacilla Philippi, 1836
- Mesodesma 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
References
- 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
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