Dicerocardiidae is an extinct family of fossil saltwater clams, marine

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, in the order Megalodontida.

Genera

Genera within the family Dicerocardiidae: * †'' Cornucardia'' Koken 1913 * †'' Dicerocardium'' Stoppani 1856, the type genus * †'' Physocardia'' Wahrmann 1894 * †'' Platycardia'' Beringer 1949 * †'' Pseudisocardia'' Douvillé 1912 * †'' Pseudisocardia'' Macfadyeni Cox 1935 * †'' Rostrocardia'' Freneix 1972

References

Paleobiology Database
Prehistoric bivalve families Triassic first appearances Cretaceous extinctions Bivalve taxonomy {{paleo-bivalve-stub