Astarte (bivalve)

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]

Astarte Temporal range: Sandbian[1]-Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
18. A. elliptica; 19. A. sulcata; 20. A. montagui; 21. A. crebricostata; 22. A. arctica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Carditida
Family:	Astartidae
Genus:	Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816
Type species
Venus scotica Maton & Racket, 1807
Synonyms[2]
Astartella Filatova, 1958 Crassina Lamarck, 1818 Elliptica Filatova, 1957 Filatovaella Merklin, 1959 Isocrassina Chavan, 1950 Laevastarte Hinsch, 1952 Nicania Leach, 1819 Rictocyma Dall, 1871 Tridonta Schumacher, 1817

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]