The
genera of Carditidae recognised by the World Register of Marine Species are: •
Akardita La Perna, Brunetti & Della Bella, 2018 •
Arcturellina Chavan, 1951 •
Bathycardita Iredale, 1924 •
Beguina Röding, 1798 •
Cardiocardita Anton, 1838 •
Cardita Bruguière, 1792 •
Carditamera •
Carditellopsis Iredale, 1936 •
Cardites Link, 1807 •
Centrocardita Sacco, 1899 • †
Choniocardia Cossmann, 1904 • †
Claibornicardia Stenzel & Krause, 1957 •
Coripia de Gregorio, 1885 •
Cuna Hedley, 1902 •
Cuna aupouri Powell, 1937 •
Cuna carditelloides Suter, 1911 •
Cuna compressidens Powell, 1933 •
Cuna gibbosa Powell, 1937 •
Cuna laqueus Finlay, 1927 •
Cuna manawatawhia Powell, 1937 •
Cuna mayi Powell, 1930 •
Cuna mendica Dell, 1952 •
Cuna mayi Powell, 1930 •
Cuna otagoensis Powell, 1927 •
Cyclocardia •
Glans Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 •
Glyptoactis Stewart, 1930 • †
Goosensia Cossmann, 1885 •
Hamacuna Cotton, 1931 •
Lazariella Sacco, 1899 •
Megacardita Sacco, 1899 •
Milneria Dall, 1881 • †
Miodomeris Chavan, 1936 •
Miodontiscus Dall, 1903 • †
Paraglans Chavan, 1941 •
Pleuromeris •
Powellina Huber, 2010 •
Pteromeris •
Purpurocardia Maxwell, 1969 •
Strophocardia Olsson, 1961 •
Thecalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 • †
Tutcheria Cox, 1946 • †
Venericardia • †
Venericor Stewart, 1930 •
Vimentum Iredale, 1925 Synonyms: •
Arcturella Chavan, 1941 is a junior synonym of
Arcturellina. It is not to be confused with
Arcturella Sars, 1879, which is a junior synonym of the
isopod genus
Astacilla. •
Azarella is a junior synonym of
Beguina. •
Agaria, Cardiocardites [sic] and
Divergidens are junior synonyms of
Cardiocardita. •
Actinobolus Mörch, 1853 is a junior synonym of
Cardites. It is not to be confused with the
rhinoceros beetle genus
Actinobolus Westwood, 1842. •
Ceropsis Dall, 1871 is a junior synonym of
Milneria. It should not be confused with the
true weevil genus
Ceropsis. •
Miodon Carpenter, 1863 is a junior synonym of
Miodontiscus. It should not be confused with
Miodon Duméril, 1859, which is a junior synonym of the
mole viper genus
Polemon. Notes: • In some classifications,
Bathycardita is a subgenus of
Cardiocardita. • In some classifications,
Centrocardita is a subgenus of
Glans. • In some classifications,
Claibornicardia is a subgenus of either
Glyptoactis or
Venericardia. • In some classifications,
Vimentum is a subgenus of
Cyclocardia. • In some classifications prior to the 2000s,
Carditella was included in Carditidae, along with its former junior synonym/subgenus (now independent genus)
Carditellona. • Increasingly in several 2010s classifications, the subgenus
Venericardia (†
Baluchicardia) Rutsch and Schenck 1943 is considered an independent genus. == Subfamilies ==