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Genus of bivalves
Astarte Temporal range:
Sandbian
[1] -Present
18. A. elliptica ; 19. A. sulcata ; 20. A. montagui ; 21. A. crebricostata ; 22. A. arctica
Scientific classification
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]
Astartella Filatova, 1958
Crassina Lamarck, 1818
Elliptica Filatova, 1957
Filatovaella Merklin, 1959
Isocrassina Chavan, 1950
Laevastarte Hinsch, 1952
Nicania Leach, 1819
Rictocyma Dall, 1871
Tridonta Schumacher, 1817
Astarte is a genus of
bivalve
mollusc in the
Astartidae family. It was
circumscribed by
James Sowerby in 1816. As of 2017
[update] ,
WoRMS recognizes approximately 33 species in this genus.
[2]
Species include:
[2]
Astarte acuticostata Friele, 1877
Astarte arctica (Gray, 1824)
Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Astarte castanea (Say, 1822)
Astarte crebricostata McAndrew & Forbes, 1847
Astarte crenata (Gray, 1824)
Astarte elliptica (Brown, 1827)
Astarte fusca (Poli, 1791)
Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
Astarte subaequilatera G. B. Sowerby II, 1854
Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778)
Astarte undata Gould, 1841
Approximately nine of its species can be found in the waters of Europe.
[3]
References
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Paleobiology Database
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c Gofas, Serge (2017). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.).
"Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816" . MolluscaBase .
World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 24 October 2017 .
^ 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 .