Subfamily Cerastodermatinae Nordsieck 1969 (cockle)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parent taxon: Eucardiids according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Cardiinae, Clinocardiinae, Fraginae, Lymnocardiinae, Orthocardiinae, Profraginae, Trapezicardiinae, Tridacninae
Subtaxa: Cerastodermatini Chokrakiini Parvicardiini
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cerastodermatinae in the database