Mesodesmatidae Gray, 1840 
AphiaID: 232

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Heterodonta > Euheterodonta > Veneroida > Mactroidea

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Mactroidea
Sources		basis of record: Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] additional source: Lamy E. 1914. Révision des Mesodesmatidae vivants du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Journal de Conchyliologie 62: 1-74., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16311646 [details] additional source: Beu A. G. (1971). Genera of the bivalve family Mesodesmatidae, with comments on some australian species. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 2 (2): 113-131 [details] additional source: Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1-184. [details] additional source: de Rooij-Schuiling L.A. 1972. Systematic notes on the Mesodesmatidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia), and descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies. Zoologische Mededelingen 46(5): 55-68. , available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/318223 [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Atactodea Dall, 1895 Genus Donacilla Philippi, 1836 Genus Monterosatus Beu, 1971 accepted as Planktomya Simroth, 1896
Environment		marine
Links		To GenBank To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:232
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   db_admin 2010-07-10 09:41:30Z   changed   Gofas, Serge
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		Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Mesodesmatidae. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2013) European Register of Marine Species at http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=232 on 2013-05-22
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