Cardioidea is a
taxonomic
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superfamily
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of saltwater clams,
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bivalve
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mollusc
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s consisting of the extant
Cardiidae (cockles) and the extinct
Pterocardiidae.
Taxonomy
These families are assigned to Cardioidea:
*Family:
Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
**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[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]
***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
Mollusc superfamilies
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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