Astarte subaequilatera
Astarte subaequilatera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Carditida |
Superfamily: | Crassatelloidea |
Family: | Astartidae |
Genus: | Astarte |
Species: | A. subaequilatera
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Binomial name | |
Astarte subaequilatera Sowerby, 1854
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Astarte subaequilatera, or the lentil astarte, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Astartidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Labrador to Florida.[1]
References[]
- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 42.
Categories:
- Astartidae
- Bivalves described in 1854
- Bivalve stubs