Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Full reference: T. E. Yancey. 1985. Bivalvia of the H. S. Lee Formation (Permian) of Malaysia. Journal of Paleontology 59(5):1286-1297

Parent taxon: Astartidae according to T. E. Yancey 1985

See also Galli 2013 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alleinacin, Astartella, Astartellinae, Astartinae, Astartoides, Astartopsis, Balantioselena, Digitaria, Ensio, Eriphylinae, Flattopia, Goodallia, Hemipelex, Lirotarte, Lyapinella, Middalya, Nargunella, Neocrassina, Opinae, Oxyeurax, Pinzonellinae, Praeconia, Pressastarte, Radiastarte, Taxocardia, Terraiinae, Trigonopinae, Woodia

Subtaxa: Permartella quadrata

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Type: Permartella quadrata

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at H.S. Lee Mine No. 8, alatoconchid zone, Kinta Valley (Permian of Malaysia)

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