Subtribe Meretricina Gray 1847 (venus clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Meretricini according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Clementiina, Cyclinina, Gemmina, Petricolina, Samarangiina, Sunettina, Turtoniina
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Meretricina in the database