Cardioidea

Cardioidea is a taxonomic superfamily of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs consisting of the extant Cardiidae (cockles) and the extinct Pterocardiidae.

Cardioidea
Live specimens of Cerastoderma edule from Lingreville, France
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Superorder: Imparidentia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Cardioidea
Lamarck, 1809
Families
  • Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
  • Pterocardiidae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
Synonyms

Cardiacea

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