Superfamily Ostreoidea Rafinesque 1815 (clam)
Invalid subtaxa: Ostracea Rafinesque 1815 [replaced name], Ostreacea Rafinesque 1815 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Ostreidina according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Arctostreidae, Chondrotidae, Eligmidae, Flemingostreidae, Gryphaeidae, Lithiotidae, Ostreidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder