Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 244318

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

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder