Carditida

Carditida
Shells of several Carditidae species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Infraclass: Archiheterodonta
Order: Carditida
Lamarck, 1809
Superfamilies
Synonyms

Carditoida

Carditida is an order of marine bivalve clams.

Superfamilies and families

According to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • Superfamily: †Archaeocardiidae

Notes:

  • Previously in 2010, Condylocardiidae was classified in its own superfamily, Condylocardioidea.[2]
  • Carditida does not yet exist in the ITIS classification, with its families instead being included in Venerida.[3]

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Carditida". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  2. Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Bieler, Rüdiger; Carter, Joseph G.; Coan, Eugene V. (May 2010). "Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families". Malacologia. 52 (2): 94. doi:10.4002/040.052.0201. ISSN 0076-2997. S2CID 86546840.
  3. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Veneroida". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
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