Astarte (bivalve)
| Astarte Temporal range:
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| 18. A. elliptica; 19. A. sulcata; 20. A. montagui; 21. A. crebricostata; 22. A. arctica | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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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
- ^ Paleobiology Database
- ^ a b 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.
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