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Astarte castanea

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Venus castanea Say
2008Astarte castanea Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
subfamilyAstartinaed'Orbigny 1844
genusAstarteSowerby 1816
speciescastanea(Say 1822)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Spain Astarte castanea (127361)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Astarte castanea (66612 66621 66622)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New York) Astarte castanea (66379)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Astarte castanea (66359)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Astarte castanea (57706)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maine) Astarte castanea (66341)