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Astarte (bivalve)
Genus of bivalves From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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