Superfamily Veneroidea Rafinesque 1815 (clam)
Alternative spelling: Veneracea
Parent taxon: Veneroitei according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Arcticoidea, Chamoidea, Cyrenoidea, Gaimardioidea, Glossoidea, Hemidonacoidea, Mactroidea, Ungulinoidea
Subtaxa: Glaucomyidae, Isocyprinidae, Lutetidae, Veneridae
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder