Family Cardiliidae Fischer 1887 (clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiliidae
Parent taxon: Mactroidea according to J. H. Signorelli and J. G. Carter 2016
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Carter et al. 2011, Nevesskaja 2009 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Anatinellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae
Subtaxa: Cardilia Cardilona Hemicyclonosta
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Cyprus (2 collections), Indonesia (1), Japan (6)
• Eocene of France (1), New Zealand (1)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences