Biology:Carditida

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Short description: Order of molluscs

Carditida
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Shells of several Carditidae species
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Infraclass: Heteroconchia
Subterclass: 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]

  • Family: †Archaeocardiidae
  • Family: †Eodonidae

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q12617334 entry