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Family: Mesodesmatidae wedge clams



(See list of species below)


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19 species (see list below)
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Anapella retroconvexa
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Atactodea glabrata
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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
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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 donacium unspecified

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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
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Coltro, Marcus

Southwest Pacific

Paphies ventricosa (Gray, 1843)

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Paphies ventricosa
[Toheroa]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anapella retroconvexa Western Pacific 1981
Atactodea glabrata Western Central Pacific a 1791
Atactodea striata Striate beach clam Indo-Pacific 4 SHL 1791
Atactodea subobtusa Western Indian Ocean 1895
Coecella chinensis Chinese wedge clam Northwest Pacific 1854
Coecella formosa Western Pacific 1972
Coecella horsfieldi Western Pacific. 1853
Davila plana Western Central Pacific 1843
Donacilla cornea Corneous wedge clam Mediterranean Sea 1795
Donacilla picta Northwest Pacific 1877
Mesodesma arctatum Arctic wedgeclam North America. 1830
Mesodesma deauratum Gilded wedgeclam North America. 1822
Mesodesma donacium Macha clam Southern Pacific 7 ShL
Mesodesma mactroides Yellow clam Southwestern Atlantic 9.7 DL 1854
Monterosatus amamiensis Western Pacific 1973
Paphies australis Pipi wedge clam Southwest Pacific 8 SHL 1791
Paphies donacina Southwest Pacific 1793
Paphies subtriangulata Southwest Pacific 1828
Paphies ventricosa Toheroa Southwest Pacific 1843



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