''Astarte'' is a genus of
bivalve
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mollusc
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in the
Astartidae
Astartidae is a family (biology), family of bivalves related in the order Carditida.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 40-42.
Astartidae taxono ...
family. It was
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by
James Sowerby
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in 1816. ,
WoRMS
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recognizes approximately 33 species in this genus.
Species include:
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Astarte acuticostata''
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Astarte arctica''
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Astarte borealis
''Astarte borealis'' or ''Tridonta borealis'', the boreal astarte, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family (biology), family Astartidae. It can be found in the Arctic Ocean and in the northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
Distribution
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Astarte castanea''
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Astarte crebricostata''
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Astarte crenata''
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Astarte elliptica''
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Astarte fusca''
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Astarte montagui''
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Astarte subaequilatera''
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Astarte sulcata''
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Astarte undata''
Approximately nine of its species can be found in the waters of Europe.
References
Astartidae
Marine molluscs of Europe
Bivalve genera
Bivalves of Europe
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