Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 60279

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

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

Subtaxa: Amphiaraus, Astartemya, Crassatellina, Crassatellopsis, Eriphyla, Freiastarte, Herzogina, Lirodiscus

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder