Cardiida is an order of
bivalves
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, biv ...
belonging to the class
Bivalvia
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, biv ...
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Families:
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Cardiidae
A cockle is an edible marine bivalve mollusc. Although many small edible bivalves are loosely called cockles, true cockles are species in the family Cardiidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809. Accessed through: W ...
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Donacidae
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Ephippiodontidae
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Ferganoconchidae
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Glaucomyidae
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Goniocardiidae
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Icanotiidae
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Lahillidae
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Limnocyrenidae
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Lutetidae
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Psammobiidae
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Pterocardiidae
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Quenstedtiidae
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Semelidae
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Solecurtidae
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Sowerbyidae
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Tancrediidae
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Tellinidae
The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow seas and respire using long siphons that reach up to the surface of the sedime ...
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Unicardiopsidae
References
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Bivalves
Bivalve orders