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Family: Mesodesmatidae wedge clams



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19 species (see list below)
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Anapella retroconvexa
[]
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Atactodea glabrata
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Atactodea striata(Gmelin, 1791)

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Atactodea striata
[Striate beach clam]
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Atactodea subobtusa
[]
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Coecella chinensis
[Chinese wedge clam]
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Coecella formosa
[]
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Coecella horsfieldi
[]
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Davila plana
[]

França, Antonio

Mediterranean Sea

Donacilla cornea(Poli, 1795)

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Donacilla cornea
[Corneous wedge clam]
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Donacilla picta
[]
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Mesodesma arctatum
[Arctic wedgeclam]
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Mesodesma deauratum
[Gilded wedgeclam]

FAO

Southern Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm ShL
Mesodesma donaciumunspecified

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Mesodesma donacium
[Macha clam]
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Max. Length 9.7 cm DL
 
Mesodesma mactroides
[Yellow clam]
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Monterosatus amamiensis
[]
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Max. Length 8 cm SHL
 
Paphies australis
[Pipi wedge clam]
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Paphies donacina
[]
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Paphies subtriangulata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southwest Pacific

Paphies ventricosa(Gray, 1843)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Paphies ventricosa
[Toheroa]


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