Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Full reference: D. W. Boyd and N.D. Newell. 1968. Hinge grades in the evolution of crassatellacean bivalves as revealed by Permian genera. American Museum Novitates 2328:1-52
Parent taxon: Astartidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Alleinacin, Astartella, Astartinae, Astartoides, Astartopsis, Balantioselena, Digitaria, Ensio, Eriphylinae, Flattopia, Goodallia, Hemipelex, Lirotarte, Lyapinella, Middalya, Nargunella, Neocrassina, Opinae, Oxyeurax, Permartella, Pinzonellinae, Praeconia, Pressastarte, Radiastarte, Taxocardia, Terraiinae, Trigonopinae, Woodia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Astartellinae in the database