Astarte elliptica

Astarte elliptica, or the "elliptical astarte", is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Astartidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland to Massachusetts.^[6]

Right and left valve of the same specimen:

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  Right valve
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  Left valve

Astarte elliptica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Carditida
Superfamily:	Crassatelloidea
Family:	Astartidae
Genus:	Astarte
Species:	A. elliptica
Binomial name
Astarte elliptica (T. Brown, 1827)
Synonyms[1]
Crassina elliptica T. Brown, 1827[2] Crassina ovata T. Brown, 1829[3] Astarte intermedia G. B. Sowerby II, 1855[4] Astarte elonga Høpner Petersen, 2001[5]