Subfamily Lymnocardiinae Stoliczka 1870 (cockle)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative spelling: Limnocardiinae
Synonym: Stylodacninae Papaianopol 1987
Parent taxon: Eucardiids according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Popa et al. 2009 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Cardiinae, Cerastodermatinae, Clinocardiinae, Fraginae, Orthocardiinae, Profraginae, Trapezicardiinae, Tridacninae
Subtaxa: Acobaecardiini Adacnini Arcicardiini Avicardiini Aviculocardiini Eoprosodacna Limnopappiini Lymnocardiini Lymnocardium Merklinicardiini Obsoletiformini Pachydacninae Paradacnini Phyllocardiini Planacardiini Plicatiformini Pontalmyrini Prosodacna Prosodacnini Pseudocarditini Stylodacna
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder