Bivalvia: Order Carditida (Saltwater Clams)

Family: Astartidae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Astarte crenata
Digitaria digitaria 
Gonilia calliglypta
Goodallia triangularis 

Family: Carditidae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Akardita iberica
Arcturellina pelseneeri
Bathycardita raouli
Beguina semiorbiculata
Cardiocardita ajar
Cardita calyculata
Carditamera radiata
Carditellopsis martyni
Cardites antiquatus 
Centrocardita sagamiensis
Coripia corbis
Cyclocardia beebei
Glans trapezia
Glyptoactis wendellwoodring
Hamacuna aupouria
Lazariella regularis
Megacardita ferruginosa
Milneria kelseyi
Miodontiscus prolongatus
Pleuromeris zelandica
Powellina brookesi
Pteromeris minuta
Purpurocardia purpurata
Strophocardia megastropha
Thecalia concamerata
Vimentum dilectum

Family: Condylocardiidae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Austrocardiella trifoliata
Benthocardiella hamatadens
Carditella capensis 
Carditopsis malvinae
Condylocardia sparsa
Condylocuna mernooocuna 
Cuna gambiensis
Cunanax pisum
Goniocuna dalli
Isodontocardia microcardia
Mimicuna cuniformis
Ovacuna atkinsoni
Propecuna africana
Saltocuna particula
Stenolena hawaiensis
Warrana besnardi
Westaustrocuna keegani

Family: Crassatellidae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Bathytormus radiata
Chattina rikae
Crassasulca burnupi
Crassatella subquadrata
Crassatina triquetra
Crassinella ecuadoriana
Crenocrassatella rostrata
Elsius agulhasensis
Eucrassatella donacina
Fluctiger navigatum
Hybolophus gibbosus
Indocrassatella pilula
Kalolophus antillarum
Nipponocrassatella nana
Salaputium animulum
Talabrica bellula 

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