†subfamily Eoastartinae Newell and Boyd 1975
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Alternative spelling: Eoastartidae
Full reference: N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd. 1975. Parallel evolution in early trigonacean bivalves. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 154(2):55-162
Parent taxon: Schizodidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Nevesskaja 2009 and Newell and Boyd 1975
Sister taxa: Heteroschizodus, Schizodinae, Schizodus, Silurozodus, Sinodorinae
Subtaxa: Eoastarte Kaibabella
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (16 collections), China (1), Mexico (1), Pakistan (2), United States (16: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 37 collections including 39 occurrences