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Cardiida is an order of bivalves belonging to the class Bivalvia. Families: Cardiidae; Donacidae; Ephippiodontidae; Ferganoconchidae; Glaucomyidae; Goniocardiidae; Icanotiidae; Lahillidae; Limnocyrenidae; Lutetidae; Psammobiidae; Pterocardiidae; Quenstedtiidae; Semelidae; Solecurtidae; Sowerbyidae; Tancrediidae; Tellinidae; Unicardiopsidae ...
A cockle is an edible marine bivalve mollusc. Although many small edible bivalves are loosely called cockles, true cockles are species in the family Cardiidae. [2] True cockles live in sandy, sheltered beaches throughout the world.
The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow seas and respire using long siphons that reach up to the surface of the sediment. [1]
Corculum cardissa, the heart cockle, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. It has a symbiotic relationship with dinoflagellates ( zooxanthellae ), which live within its tissues. [2] Description. The two valves of Corculum cardissa are unequal in size and often asymmetric.
Cardioidea is a taxonomic superfamily of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs consisting of the extant Cardiidae (cockles) and the extinct Pterocardiidae . Taxonomy. These families are assigned to Cardioidea: [1] Family: Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809 [2] Subfamily Cardiinae Lamarck, 1809. Subfamily Clinocardiinae Kafanov, 1975.
Carditidae is a family of marine bivalve clams of the order Carditida, which was long included in the Venerida. They are the type taxon of the superfamily Carditoidea . Carditidae is a neglected and poorly classified family.
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Dallocardia muricata, the yellow cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies and Brazil. [2]
