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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Synonyms [2] | |
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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]
Approximately nine of its species can be found in the waters of Europe. [3]
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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Synonyms [2] | |
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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]
Approximately nine of its species can be found in the waters of Europe. [3]