Mesodesma
Appearance
Mesodesma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Mactroidea |
Family: | Mesodesmatidae |
Genus: | Mesodesma Deshayes, 1832 |
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.[1]
Species
[edit]There are numerous species within the genus Mesodesma, including:
- Mesodesma donacium (Lamarck, 1818) colloquially known and eaten as macha in Peru and Chile