Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Bivalvia
Subclassis: Heterodonta
Infraclassis: Archiheterodonta
Ordo: Carditida
Superfamilia: Crassatelloidea
Familia: Astartidae
Genus: Astarte
Species: A. acuticostata – A. borealis – A. elongata – A. islandica
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Name
Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816
Synonyms
Crassina Lamarck, 1818
References
Links
Astarte – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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]
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
Paleobiology Database
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.
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