Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires and L. Ritterbush. 1981. A new astartid bivalve genus from the Upper Cretaceous of southern California. Journal of Paleontology 55(4):896-897
Parent taxon: Astartidae according to R. L. Squires and L. Ritterbush 1981
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astartella, Astartellinae, Astartinae, Astartoides, Astartopsis, Balantioselena, Digitaria, Ensio, Eriphylinae, Flattopia, Goodallia, Lirotarte, Lyapinella, Middalya, Nargunella, Neocrassina, Opinae, Oxyeurax, Permartella, Pinzonellinae, Praeconia, Pressastarte, Radiastarte, Taxocardia, Terraiinae, Trigonopinae, Woodia
Subtaxa: Alleinacin sulcata
Type: Astarte sulcata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (11: California collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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