Family Verticordiidae Stoliczka 1871 (clam)
Synonyms: Dallicordiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983, Policordiidae Scarlato 1981
Parent taxon: Verticordioidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Euciroidae, Lyonsiellidae
Subtaxa: Acreuciroa, Euciroa, Halicardia, Halicardissa, Haliris, Kurinuia, Laevicordia, Lyonsiella, Pecchiolia, Setaliris, Spinosipella, Trigonulina, Vertambitus, Verticordia, Vertisphaera
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore