Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Alternative spelling: Astarte (Digitaria)
Parent taxon: Astartidae according to H. Moths et al. 2010
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wienrich 1999
Sister taxa: Alleinacin, Astartella, Astartellinae, Astartinae, Astartoides, Astartopsis, Balantioselena, Ensio, Eriphylinae, Flattopia, Goodallia, Lirotarte, Lyapinella, Middalya, Nargunella, Neocrassina, Opinae, Oxyeurax, Permartella, Pinzonellinae, Praeconia, Pressastarte, Radiastarte, Taxocardia, Terraiinae, Trigonopinae, Woodia
Subtaxa: Digitaria beyschlagi Digitaria burdigalensis Digitaria digitaria Digitaria forbesi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Belgium (1 collection), Italy (1)
• Pliocene of Belgium (6), the Netherlands (1), the United Kingdom (2)
• Miocene of Belgium (7), Germany (2)
• Oligocene of Denmark (2)
Total: 22 collections including 28 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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