Astartemya Stephenson 1941 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Parent taxon: Eriphylinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amphiaraus, Crassatellina, Disparilia, Eriphyla, Eriphylopsis, Freiastarte, Herzogina, Lirodiscus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), Egypt (1), France (1), Germany (1), Jordan (1), Libya (1), Mexico (1), Tunisia (1), United States (14: Texas)

Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences

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