Tribe Vepricardiini (cockle)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parent taxon: Cardiinae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Schneider 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthocardia, Bucardium, Cardiini, Cardium, Chesacardium, Criocardium, Dinocardiini, Dinocardium, Ethmocardium, Granocardium, Planicardium, Procardium, Rudicardium, Schedocardia, Septocardia, Vepricardium
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Vepricardiini in the database