Astartellopsis triasina Roemer 1851 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Alternative combinations: Astarte triasina, Astarte triassina

Belongs to Astartellopsis according to M. G. Simões et al. 2015

See also McGowan and Smith 2006, Ros-Franch et al. 2014 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxon: Astartellopsis prosoclina

Subtaxa: Astartellopsis triasina subaequilatera Astartellopsis triasina willebadessensis

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Type specimen: Its type locality is Willebadessen, Astarte-Bank, which is in an Anisian marine limestone in the Trochitenkalk Formation of Germany

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Germany (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections including 10 occurrences

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