†Pleuriocardia Scott 1978 (cockle)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parent taxon: Cardiidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Austrocardium, Cerastoderma, Didacna, Dochmocardia, Goethemia, Granocardium, Hemicardium, Indocardium, Laevicardium, Lahilliinae, Nemocardium, Neocardiids, Obsoletiforma, Papillicardium, Papyridea, Paradacna, Parvicardium, Parvidacna, Pascoella, Patagonicardium, Perucardia, Plagiocardium, Pontalmyra, Protocardiinae, Pseudocatillus, Ringicardium, Sawkinsia, Serripes, Stylodacna, Trachycardiinae, Trachycardium, Vietnamicardium
Subtaxa: Pleuriocardia (Dochmocardia)
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder