Astarte (bivalve)

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Astarte
Temporal range: Sandbian [1] -Present
Illustrated Index of British Shells Plate 04 Figs 18-22.jpg
18. A. elliptica; 19. A. sulcata;
20. A. montagui; 21. A. crebricostata;
22. A. arctica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Carditida
Family: Astartidae
Genus: Astarte
J. Sowerby, 1816
Type species
Venus scotica
Maton & Racket, 1807
Synonyms [2]
  • AstartellaFilatova, 1958
  • CrassinaLamarck, 1818
  • EllipticaFilatova, 1957
  • FilatovaellaMerklin, 1959
  • IsocrassinaChavan, 1950
  • LaevastarteHinsch, 1952
  • NicaniaLeach, 1819
  • RictocymaDall, 1871
  • TridontaSchumacher, 1817

Astarte is a genus of bivalve mollusc in the Astartidae family. It was circumscribed by James Sowerby in 1816. As of 2017, WoRMS recognizes approximately 33 species in this genus. [2]

Species include: [2]

Approximately nine of its species can be found in the waters of Europe. [3]

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References

  1. Paleobiology Database
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  3. Costello, Mark J.; Emblow, Chris; White, Richard, eds. (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. Vol. 50. Paris: Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. pp. 208–209. hdl: 2292/19517 .