Mesodesmatidae
{{Short description|Family of bivalves}}
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| taxon = Mesodesmatidae
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|image_caption= Atactodea striata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
| authority = Gray, 1839
| display_parents = 2
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = See text.
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Mesodesmatidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order 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 Deshayes, 1832
- Monterosatus : synonym of Planktomya Simroth, 1896
- Paphies Lesson, 1830
- Regterenia Rooij-Schuiling, 1972
- Soleilletia Bourguignat, 1885
References
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- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{ISBN|0-00-216906-1}}
- {{ITIS |id=80993 |taxon=Mesodesmatidae}}
- {{Cite web |title=MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Mesodesmatidae J. E. Gray, 1840 |url=http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=232 |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.marbef.org}}
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