Cardioidea Explained

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:

• Family: Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809^[1]
  • 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^[2]
    • 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

Notes and References

1. 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
2. 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