Subfamily Venericardinae Chavan 1969 (clam)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Parent taxon: Carditidae according to E. J. Moore 1992
See also Chiesa et al. 1995, Dockery 1982 and Iqbal 1973
Sister taxa: Ainicardita, Cardiocardita, Cardita, Carditamera, Carditamerinae, Carditesinae, Carditinae, Coanicardita, Crassicardia, Cyclocardia, Glans, Hippocampocardia, Ludbrookia, Lunulicardita, Miodomeridinae, Miodontiscus, Neovenericor, Oesterheldia, Pleuromeris, Schizocardita, Thecaliinae, Venericardiinae, Vetericardiella, Xenocardita
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Venericardinae in the database