Phylum [Mollusca] Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs Class Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves Order Veneroida H. & A. Adams, 1856 see Order Venerida Gray, 1854 Superfamily Veneracea Rafinesque, 1815 see Superfamily Veneroidea Rafinesque, 1815 Family Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 - venus clams Subfamily Meretricinae Gray, 1847 Genus Meretrix Lamarck, 1799