Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 59207

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

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

Subtaxa: Astarte, Astartella, Astartellopsis, Hemimenia, Megapraeconia, Neocrassina, Nicaniella, Notoastarte, Oxyloma, Prorokia

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Type: Astarte

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder