Carditidae
| Carditidae | |
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| Shells of several Carditidae species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Carditoida |
| Superfamily: | Carditoidea |
| Family: |
Carditidae Lamarck, 1809 |
| Subfamilies | |
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Carditamerinae Chavan, 1969 |
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Carditamerinae Chavan, 1969
Carditellinae Iredale & McMichael, 1962 (disputed)
Carditesinae Chavan, 1969
Carditinae J.Fleming, 1828
Miodomeridinae Chavan, 1969
Thecaliinae Dall, 1903
Venericardiinae Chavan, 1969
Carditidae is a family of marine bivalve clams of the order Carditoida, which was long included in the Veneroida. They are the type taxon of the superfamily Carditoidea. Delimitation of this family versus the closely related Condylocardiidae is somewhat problematic.
The living genera of Carditidae (and some fossil ones) are:
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