Synonym: Tridacnacea Lamarck 1819 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Veneroida according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006
See also Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965, Ride et al. 1999 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: 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, Trigonocrassatella, Urbnisia, Venericardiella, Veneroitei, Verchojanogrammysia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tridacnoidea in the database