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Astarte (bivalve)

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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, 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]

^ Paleobiology Database
^ ^a ^b ^c Gofas, Serge (2017). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ Costello, Mark J.; Emblow, Chris; White, Richard, eds. (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. Vol. 50. Paris: Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. pp. 208–209. hdl:2292/19517.

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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, WoRMS recognizes approximately 33 species in this genus.

Species include:

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.