{{Short description|Genus of bivalves}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Scissodesma angolensis (MNHN-IM-2000-32969).jpeg |image_caption = ''Scissodesma angolensis'' |taxon = Scissodesma |authority = Gray, 1837 |type_species= ''Mactra spengleri'' <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small> |synonyms_ref= |synonyms= * ''Schizodesma'' <small>of Gray, 1838</small> · unaccep (incorrect subsequent spelling) * ''Scissodesma (Crepispisula)'' <small>Eames, 1957</small> · alternate representation * ''Scissodesma (Scissodesma)'' <small>Gray, 1837</small> · alternate representation * † ''Spisula (Crepispisula)'' <small>Eames, 1957</small> |display_parents= 3 }}

'''''Scissodesma''''' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae.<ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=Scissodesma Gray, 1837 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/3247783 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=20 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

The species of this genus are found in Africa.<ref name="GBIF" />

Species:<ref name="GBIF" />

*''Scissodesma acutissima'' {{small|(Cosel, 1995)}} *''Scissodesma (Crepispisula) amekiensis'' {{small|(Eames, 1957)}} *''Scissodesma angolensis'' {{small|(Cosel, 1995)}} *''Scissodesma micronitida'' {{small|(Cosel, 1995)}} *''Scissodesma nitida'' {{small|(Gmelin, 1791)}} *''Scissodesma spengleri'' {{small|(Linnaeus, 1767)}}

==References== {{Reflist}} * Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.

==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2334415 Gray, J. E. (1837). A synoptical catalogue of the species of certain tribes or genera of shells contained in the collection of the British Museum and the author's cabinet. Magazine of Natural History, N.S. 1: 370-376.] * [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913 Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1847) 15: 129-219.] * [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2290338 Eames, F. E. 1957. Eocene Mollusca from Nigeria: a revision. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 3:23–70, pls. 5–10]

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Category:Mactridae Category:Bivalve genera