Mesodesma mactroides Reeve, 1854
Yellow clam
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Family:  Mesodesmatidae (wedge clams)
Max. size:  9.7 cm DL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 1 m
Distribution:  Southwestern Atlantic: from Ilha Grande (Brazil), Barra del Chuy to La Coronilla (Uruguay), to Isla del Jabali (Argentina).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 105582. Intertidal (Ref. 105578). Found on sandy beaches (Ref. 105576). Suspension feeder (Ref. 105583). Feeds on the diatom Asterionellopsis glacialis (Ref. 107086).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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