Bivalvia: Order Cardiida (Saltwater Clams)

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Family: Cardiidae (True Cockles)

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Acanthocardia echinata
Acrosterigma biradiatum 
Adacna plicata
Afrocardium richardi
Americardia columba
Apiocardia obovalis
Bucardium ringens
Cardium costatum
Cerastoderma edule
Ciliatocardium ciliatum 
Clinocardium nuttallii 
Corculum cardissa
Ctenocardia fornicata
Dallocardia muricata
Didacna trigonoides 
Dinocardium robustum 
Discors multipunctatum
Europicardium caparti
Fragum unedo
Freneixicardia victor
Frigidocardium iris
Fulvia mutica
Goethemia elegantula
Hippopus porcellanus
Hypanis colorata
Keenaea samarangae
Keenocardium californiense 
Laevicardium brasilianum
Lophocardium cumingii 
Lunulicardia hemicardium
Lyrocardium lyratum 
Maoricardium pseudolima
Microcardium gilchristi
Microfragum erugatum
Monodacna colorata
Nemocardium bechei (
Papillicardium papillosum
Papyridea crockeri
Parvicardium scriptum
Plagiocardium pseudolima
Pratulum thetidis
Procardium indicum
Pseudofulvia caledonica
Ringicardium hians
Serripes notabilis 
Trachycardium belcheri 
Tridacna crocea
Trifaricardium nomurai
Trigoniocardia graniferum
Vasticardium elongatum
Vepricardium multispinosum

Family: Donacidae (Bean Clams)

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Capsella variegata
Donax anatia
Galatea concamerata
Iphigenia altior
Profischeria congo

Family: Psammobiidae (Sunset Clams)

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Asaphis violascens 
Gari convexa
Heterodonax bimaculatus
Heteroglypta contraria
Hiatula siliquens
Nuttallia ezonis
Plebidonax deltoides
Psammosphaerica psammosphaerita
Psammotella cruenta
Sanguinolaria tellinoides 
Soletellina nitida

Family: Semelidae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Abra braziliensis
Argyrodonax haycocki
Cumingia californica
Ervilia castanea
Iacra kallima
Leptomya cuspidariaeformis 
Leptomyaria trigona
Lonoa hawaiensis
Montrouzieria quadrata
Rochefortina sandwichensis
Scrobicularia plana
Semele barbarae
Semelina nuculoides
Theora lubrica
Thyellisca pulchra

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