Parent taxon: Veneroida according to L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder 1987
See also Beu et al. 1990, Bouchet et al. 2010, Coan et al. 2000, Dockery 1982, El Qot 2006, Giribet and Wheeler 2002, Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983, Hickman 2015, Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965, Olsson 1931, Ride et al. 1999, Rivera 1957, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Vokes 1980 and Ward 1992
Sister taxa: Adansonella, Aliodonax, Andrusovicardium, Aphaea, Arcticina, Bungoella, Carditellopsis, Caspimactra, Chartocardium, Chlamydoconchacea, Corbiculoidea, Corbuloidea, Cryptocoelopis, Cterocardia, Cypricardella, Cyrenoidoidea, Dacicardium, Dobrogimactra, Dreissenoitei, Ergenica, Farisia, Fischericardium, Fuscocardium, Geoffbondia, Glycydonta, Hubeiconcha, Kellielloidea, Korobkoviella, Leporimetus, Leptonoidea, Leukomoides, Leuroactis, Liromissus, Loxoglypta, Lucinina, Luniulicardia, Luxuridacna, Mancosinodia, Mesochione, Miricardium, Neotapes, Neovenerella, Nilobia, Nipponomarcia, Olssonella, Osoinia, Paraarctica, Patagocardia, Plicatiforma, Protagelus, Pseudoarcopagia, Pseudopermorphus, Rochella, Sarmaticardium, Sarmatidonax, Scrobicularioidea, Siungiudella, Sublandinia, Subvenericardia, Taiwancorbicula, Taiwanobarnea, Tancretella, Tentidonox, Tenuimactra, Tivellina, Tridacnoidea, Trigonocrassatella, Urbnisia, Venericardiella, Veneroitei, Verchojanogrammysia
Subtaxa: Birkelundita Blairella
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
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