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Family Astartidae d'Orbigny 1844 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Synonym: Crassinidae Gray 1840 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Crassatelloidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011

See also Adegoke 1977, Bieler and Mikkelsen 2006, Bouchet et al. 2010, Coan et al. 2000, Dockery 1982, Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983, Kaim et al. 2014, Kelly 1992, Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965, Ros-Franch et al. 2014, Scholz et al. 2008, Stanton 1895, Vokes 1980, Ward 1992 and Ward and Blackwelder 1987

Sister taxa: Aenigmoconchidae, Cardiniidae, Carditidae, Condylocardiidae, Crassatellidae, Hippopodiidae, Myophoricardiidae

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

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

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