English: Bivalvia mollusk Amarilladesma mactroides (Reeve, 1854)[1]; in the 20th century called Mesodesma mactroides Reeve, 1854; living specimens in La Lucila del Mar, Buenos Aires, Argentina (May 18, 2019). In English, called marisco wedge clam; in Spanish, in Argentina, called almeja amarilla (yellow clam); in Portuguese, in Brazil, it's called cernambi, sernambi (together with Anomalocardia flexuosa, Tivela mactroides, Erodona mactroides, Phacoides pectinatus, Eucallista purpurata and Donax hanleyanus), cernambitinga, sernambitinga, samanguaiá, simanguaiá, simongoiá, sapinhanguá, maçambique and moçambique. It's a shallow water species and a common food clam.
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Amarilladesma mactroides in Buenos Aires, Argentina