Phylum Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
Class Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves
Subclass Heterodonta Neumayr, 1884
see Clade Heterodonta Neumayr, 1884
Order Chamida
see Order Venerida Gray, 1854
Superfamily Veneroidea Rafinesque, 1815
Family Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 - venus clams
Subfamily Gafrarinae Millard, 1996, orth. inval. [monotypic]
see Subfamily Gafrariinae Korobkov, 1954
Genus Gouldia Adams, 1847
Subgenus Dorisca Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938