Alternative spellings: Veneroida, Veneroidei
Parent taxon: Neoheterodontei according to S. Lemer et al. 2019
See also Abbott 1974, Adegoke 1977, Bieler and Mikkelsen 2006, Bieler et al. 2014, Bouchet et al. 2010, Carter et al. 2011, Coan et al. 2000, Giribet and Wheeler 2002, Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983, Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965, Pérez et al. 2013, Rosenberg et al. 2006, Scholz et al. 2008, Sepkoski 2002, Shoshani et al. 1989, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Squires 1988, Squires 1999, Squires 1999, Stilwell et al. 2004, Vokes 1980, Ward 1992, Ward and Blackwelder 1987 and Wingard 1993
Sister taxa: Myida, Sphaeriida
Subtaxa: Adansonella Aliodonax Andrusovicardium Aphaea Arcticina Bungoella Carditacea Carditellopsis Caspimactra Chamoidea Chartocardium Chlamydoconchacea Corbiculoidea Corbuloidea Cryptocoelopis Cterocardia Cyrenoidoidea Dacicardium Dobrogimactra Dreissenoitei Ergenica Farisia Fischericardium Fuscocardium Geoffbondia Glycydonta Hubeiconcha Kellielloidea Korobkoviella Leporimetus Leptonoidea Leukomoides Leuroactis Liromissus Loxoglypta Lucinina Luniulicardia Luxuridacna Mactroidea Mancosinodia Mesochione Miricardium Neotapes Neovenerella Nilobia Nipponomarcia Olssonella Osoinia Paraarctica Plicatiforma Protagelus Pseudoarcopagia Pseudopermorphus Rochella Sarmaticardium Sarmatidonax Scrobicularioidea Siungiudella Sublandinia Subvenericardia Taiwancorbicula Taiwanobarnea Tancretella Tentidonox Tenuimactra Tivellina Tridacnoidea Trigonocrassatella Urbnisia Venericardiella Veneroitei Verchojanogrammysia
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder