Atactodea

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Atactodea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Mesodesmatidae
Genus: Atactodea
Gmelin, 1791
Type species
Mactra glabrata
Gmelin, 1791

Atactodea is a genus of saltwater clams of the family Mesodesmatidae described by William Healey Dall in 1895. [1]

The following species are recognized: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS. "Atactodea Dall, 1895". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 30 May 2024.