Mesodesma donacilla Lamarck 1819 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae

Alternative combination: Donacilla donacilla

Belongs to Mesodesma according to Lamarck 1819

Sister taxa: Mesodesma arctatum, Mesodesma costaricensis, Mesodesma deauratum, Mesodesma donacium, Mesodesma elongata, Mesodesma mariana

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mesodesma donacilla in the database

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