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:
The use of â indicates taxa that are extinct.
- Family: Cardiidae <small>Lamarck, 1809</small>
- Subfamily Cardiinae <small>Lamarck, 1809</small>
- Subfamily Clinocardiinae <small>Kafanov, 1975</small>
- Subfamily Fraginae <small>Stewart, 1930</small>
- Subfamily Laevicardiinae <small>Keen, 1951</small>
- Subfamily Lahilliinae <small>Finlay & Marwick, 1937</small>âÂÂ
- Subfamily Lymnocardiinae <small>Stoliczka, 1870</small>
- Subfamily Orthocardiinae <small>J. A. Schneider, 2002</small>
- Subfamily Protocardiinae <small>Bronn, 1849</small>âÂÂ
- Subfamily Trachycardiinae <small>Stewart, 1930</small>
- Subfamily Tridacninae <small>Lamarck, 1819</small>
- Family: Pterocardiidae <small>Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979</small>
- Genus Pterocardia <small>Bayan, 1874</small>
- Species Pterocardia alata <small>Rollier, 1912</small>
- Species Pterocardia brouzetense <small>Cossmann, 1907</small>
- Species Pterocardia cochleata <small>(Quenstedt, 1852)</small>
- Species Pterocardia corallina <small>(Leymerie, 1845)</small>
- Species Pterocardia couloni <small>Rollier, 1912</small>
- Species Pterocardia subminuta <small>(d'Orbigny, 1850)</small>
- Species Pterocardia valfinense <small>Rollier, 1912</small>
- Species Pterocardia wimmisense <small>Rollier, 1912</small>
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