''Cardita'' is a

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of marine bivalve molluscs in the

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Carditidae.

Naming

Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''

Cardites ''Cardites'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the f ...

''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. Bruguière in 1792. However, in 1801

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...

described it under the name ''Cardites''. J.H.F. Link subsequently described a new genus using the name ''Cardites'' in 1807. When this homonymy was realised, Megerle in 1811 re-described Link's genus ''Cardites'' as ''Cardita''. Megerle's action resulted in four technically valid names which formed two mutual pairs of

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s. The matter was ultimately resolved by starting with the oldest name – that of Bruguière – and applying it as intended, and suppressing Lamarck's name so that Link's

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could be used for ''Cardites''. In addition to the numerous junior synonyms, ''

Byssomera ''Carditamera'' is a genus of molluscs in the family Carditidae. It is the type genus of the subfamily Carditamerinae. ''Byssomera'' is a junior synonym or subgenus of ''Carditamera'' but has sometimes been written as a subgenus of ''Cardita'', ...

'' – a junior synonym or subgenus of '' Carditamera'' – has sometimes been written as a subgenus of ''Cardita'', due to its type species having been synonymised from ''Cardita'' (''Byssomera'') ''affinis'' to ''Carditamera'' (''Byssomera'') ''affinis''.

Species

According to the

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Cardita aviculina ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. B ...

'' Lamarck, 1819 *''

Cardita caliculaeformis ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. B ...

'' Deshayes in Maillard, 1863 *''

Cardita calyculata ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. B ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Cardita crassicosta ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. B ...

'' Lamarck, 1819 *''

Cardita distorta ''Cardita distorta'', or the dog's foot cockle, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Carditidae, endemic to New Zealand including the Chatham Islands The Chatham Islands ( ) (Moriori: ''Rēkohu'', 'Misty Sun'; mi, Wharekauri) are an arch ...

'' Reeve, 1843 *''

Cardita excisa ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. B ...

'' Philippi, 1847 *''

Cardita ffinchi ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. B ...

'' (Melvill, 1898) *''

Cardita hawaiensis ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus '' Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. ...

'' (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) *''

Cardita kyushuensis ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. B ...

'' (Okutani, 1963) *''

Cardita leana ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. B ...

'' Dunker, 1860 *†''

Cardita marwicki ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family (biology), family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was ori ...

'' Laws, 1944 *''

Cardita muricata ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. B ...

'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1833 *†'' Cardita northcrofti'' Marwick, 1928 *'' Cardita pica'' Reeve, 1843 *''

Cardita senegalensis ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus ''Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. B ...

'' Reeve, 1843 *''

Cardita variegata ''Cardita'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Carditidae. Naming Especially in the early 19th century, this genus was often confused with the Carditid genus '' Cardites''. ''Cardita'' was originally established by J.G. ...

'' Bruguière, 1792 *'' Cardita vinsoni'' Viader, 1951

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3017099 Carditidae Bivalve genera