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Astartidae

(Family)

Overview

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Astartidae is a family of bivalves related to the family or venus clams.1]

Astartidae Taxonomy

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Astarte sulcata
1881
  • Astarte arctica (J. E. Gray, 1824)
  • Astarte bennetti Dall, 1903
  • Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817) ? northern astarte
  • Astarte castanea (Say, 1822) ? chestnut astarte
  • Astarte compacta Carpenter, 1864
  • Astarte crebricostata (Da Costa, 1778)
  • Astarte crenata (J. E. Gray, 1824)
  • Astarte elliptica (T. Brown, 1827) ? elliptical astarte
  • Astarte esquimalti (Baird, 1863)
  • Astarte filatovae Habe, 1964
  • Astarte globula Dall, 1886
  • Astarte laurentiana
  • Astarte liogona Dall, 1903
  • Astarte mirabilis (Dall, 1871)
  • Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Astarte nana Dall, 1886
  • Astarte polaris Dall, 1903
  • Astarte quadrans Gould, 1841
  • Astarte smithii Dall, 1886
  • Astarte subaequilatera Sowerby, 1854 ? lentil astarte
  • Astarte sulcata (Decosta, 1778)
  • Astarte triangularis
  • Astarte undata Gould, 1841 ? waved astarte
  • Astarte vernicosa Dall, 1903
  • Astarte willetti Dall, 1917
  • Digitaria S. Wood, 1853
    • Digitaria digitaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Goodallia Turton, 1822
    • Goodallia triangularis (Montagu, 1803)
    • Astarte sulcata

    References

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    1. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New Y ork: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 40-42.

    Taxonomy

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    The Family Astartidae is a member of the Superfamily Crassatelloidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Astartidae:

    The Family Astartidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

    Genera

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    Astarte

    Astarte (Greek ?st??t?, "Ast?rte") is the Greek name of a goddess known throughout the Eastern Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Classical times. Originally the deified evening star, she is found as Ugaritic ?????????? ??trt ("?A?tart" or "?Athtart"); Phoenician "??trt" (?Ashtart); and Hebrew ????? (Ashtoret, singular, or Ashtarot, plural), and appears in Akkadian as ???????? D, the grammatically masculine name of the goddess Ishtar; the form Astartu is used to describe her age. The name appears also in Etruscan as ?????? ?????????? Uni-Astre (Pyrgi Tablets), Ishtar or Ashtart. [more]

    Astartella

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    Carinastarte

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    Coelopis

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    Crassatellina

    Digitaria

    Digitaria is a genus of about 300 species of grass (family Poaceae) native to tropical and warm temperate regions. Common names include crabgrass, finger-grass, and fonio. They are slender monocotyledonous annual and perennial lawn, pasture, and forage plants; some are often considered lawn pests. Digitus is the Latin word for "finger", and they are distinguished by the long, finger-like inflorescences they produce. [more]

    Eriphyla

    A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]

    Goodallia

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    Lirodiscus

    Neocrassina

    Nicania

    Nicaniella

    Notoastarte

    Opis

    A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]

    Pressastarte

    Tridonta

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    At least 3 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Tridonta.

    More info about the Genus Tridonta may be found here.

    References

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    1. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 40-42.

    Sources

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    Last Revised: August 24, 2012
    2012/08/24 13:24:48