Carditida is an order of
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bivalve
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clam
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Superfamilies and families
According to the
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* Family: †
Archaeocardiidae
*Superfamily:
Carditoidea
** Family:
Carditidae
Carditidae is a family of marine bivalve clams of the order Carditida, which was long included in the Venerida. They are the type taxon of the superfamily Carditoidea.
Carditidae is a neglected and poorly classified family. It has six subfam ...
** Family:
Condylocardiidae
Condylocardiidae is a family of small marine bivalve clams of the order Carditida.
Genera
* '' Benthocardiella'' Powell
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*Superfamily:
Crassatelloidea
Crassatelloidea is a superfamily of bivalves in the order Carditida. In the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), Astartoidea is considered a junior synonym of Crassatelloidea, whereas in ITIS Astartoidea is a separate family containing Ast ...
** Family:
Crassatellidae
** Family:
Astartidae
Astartidae is a family of bivalves related in the order Carditida.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 40-42.
Astartidae taxonomy
*''Astarte'' ...
* Family: †
Eodonidae
Notes:
* Previously in 2010, Condylocardiidae was classified in its own superfamily, Condylocardioidea.
* Carditida does not yet exist in the
ITIS
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classification, with its families instead being included in
Venerida
Venerida (formerly Veneroida) is an order of mostly saltwater but also some freshwater bivalve molluscs. This order includes many familiar groups such as many clams that are valued for food and a number of freshwater bivalves.
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