Bivalvia Classification

Classification: Subclass: Paleotaxodonta Order: Nuculoida Superfamily: Nuculacea Family: Nuculidae Family: Nuculanidae Family: Malletiidae   Subclass: Cryptodonta Order: Solemyoida Superfamily: Solemyacea Family: Solemyidae   Subclass: Pteriomorpha Order: Arcoida Superfamily: Arcacea (ark shells) Family: Arcidae Family: Noetiidae Family: Cuculaeidae Superfamily: Limopsacea Family: Limopsidae Family: Glycymerididae Family: Manzanellidae Family: Philobryidae   Order: Mytiloida Superfamily: Mytilacea Family: Mytilidae (sea mussels) Superfamily: Pinnacea Family: Pinnidae (pen shells)   Order: Pterioida Superfamily: Pteriacea Family: Pteriidae (pearl oysters) Family: Isognomonidae Family: Malleidae Superfamily: Pectinacea Family: Pectinidae (scallops) Superfamily: Ostreacea Family: Gryphaeidae Family: Ostreidae (food oysters) Family: Plicatullidae Family: Spondylidae Family: Dimyidae Superfamily: Anomiacea Family: Anomiidae (jingle shells) Superfamily: Limacea Family: Limidae   Subclass: Paleoheterodonta Order: Unionoida Superfamily: Unionacea Family: Unionidae Order: Trigonioida Superfamily: Trigoniacea Family: Trigoniidae   Subclass: Heterodonta Order: Veneroida Superfamily: Lucinacea Family: Lucinidae Family: Fimbriidae Family: Thyasiridae Family: Ungulinidae Superfamily: Chamacea Family: Chamidae (jewel boxes) Superfamily Galeommatacea (lepton clams) Family: Galeommatidae Family: Erycinidae Family: Kellidae Family: Leptonidae Family: Montecutidae Family: Chlamydoconchidae Superfamily: Carditacea Family: Carditidae Family: Condylocardiidae Superfamily: Crassatellacea Family: Astartidae Family: Crassatellidae Superfamily: Cardiacea Family: Cardiidae (cockles) Superfamily: Tridacnacea Family: Tridacnidae (giant clams) Superfamily: Mactracea Family: Mactridae Family: Mesodesmatidae Superfamily: Solenacea Family: Solenidae Family: Cultellidae Superfamily: Tellinacea Family: Tellinidae Family: Donacidae Family: Psammobiidae Family: Scrobiculasriidae Family: Semelidae Family: Solecurtidae Superfamily: Gaimardiacea Family: Gaimardiidae Superfamily: Arcticacea Family: Arcticidae Family: Bernardinidae Family: Trapeziidae Superfamily: Glossacea Family: Glossidae Family: Vesicomyidae Superfamily: Veneracea Family: Veneridae (Venus Clams) Family: Petricolidae Family: Cooperellidae Superfamily: Corbiculacea Family: Pisidiidae Superfamily: Dreissenacea Family: Dreissenidae (zebra clams)   Order: Myoida Superfamily: Myacea Family: Myidae Family: Corbulidae Superfamily: Gastrochaenidae (rock boring clams) Family: Gastrochaenidae Superfamily: Hiatellidae Family: Hiatellidae Superfamily: Pholadacea Family: Pholadidae (piddocks) Family: Teredinidae (shipworms)   Subclass: Anomalodesmata Order: Pholadomyoida Superfamily: Pholadomyacea Family: Pholadomyidae Superfamily: Pandoracea Family: Pandoridae Family: Cleidothaeridae Family: Lyonsiidae Family: Myochamidae Family: Periplomatidae Family: Thraciidae Superfamily: Poromyacea Family: Poromyidae Family: Cuspidariidae Family: Verticordiidae Superfamily: Clavagellacea (watering pot clams) Family: Clavagellidae