Cardioidea
Live specimens of "Cerastoderma edule" from Lingreville, France
Live specimens of Cerastoderma edule from Lingreville, France
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Superorder: Imparidentia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Cardioidea
Lamarck, 1809
Families
  • Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
  • Pterocardiidae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
Synonyms[1]

Cardiacea

Cardioidea is a taxonomic superfamily of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs consisting of the extant Cardiidae (cockles) and the extinct Pterocardiidae.

Taxonomy

These families are assigned to Cardioidea:[1]

  • Family: Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809[2]
    • Subfamily Cardiinae Lamarck, 1809
    • Subfamily Clinocardiinae Kafanov, 1975
    • Subfamily Fraginae Stewart, 1930
    • Subfamily Laevicardiinae Keen, 1951
    • Subfamily Lahilliinae Finlay & Marwick, 1937
    • Subfamily Lymnocardiinae Stoliczka, 1870
    • Subfamily Orthocardiinae J. A. Schneider, 2002
    • Subfamily Protocardiinae Bronn, 1849
    • Subfamily Trachycardiinae Stewart, 1930
    • Subfamily Tridacninae Lamarck, 1819
  • Family: Pterocardiidae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
    • Genus Pterocardia Bayan, 1874[3]
      • Species Pterocardia alata Rollier, 1912
      • Species Pterocardia brouzetense Cossmann, 1907
      • Species Pterocardia cochleata (Quenstedt, 1852)
      • Species Pterocardia corallina (Leymerie, 1845)
      • Species Pterocardia couloni Rollier, 1912
      • Species Pterocardia subminuta (d'Orbigny, 1850)
      • Species Pterocardia valfinense Rollier, 1912
      • Species Pterocardia wimmisense Rollier, 1912

References

  1. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cardioidea Lamarck, 1809". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  2. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=229 on 2019-05-16
  3. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pterocardia Bayan, 1874 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873298 on 2019-05-16


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