Cardioidea
Cardioidea is a taxonomic superfamily of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs consisting of the extant Cardiidae 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
- **Species Pterocardia alata Rollier, 1912
- **Species Pterocardia brouzetense Cossmann, 1907
- **Species Pterocardia cochleata
- **Species Pterocardia corallina
- **Species Pterocardia couloni Rollier, 1912
- **Species Pterocardia subminuta
- **Species Pterocardia valfinense Rollier, 1912
- **Species Pterocardia wimmisense Rollier, 1912
