Mesodesma

{{Short description|Genus of bivalves}}

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| taxon = Mesodesma

| authority = Deshayes, 1832

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| subdivision_ranks = 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.Mesodesma Deshayes, 1831, World Register of Marine Species, [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156804], accessed 8 August 2013