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Family: Astartidae



(See list of species below)


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38 species (see list below)
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Astarte acuticostata
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Astarte antarctica
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Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Astarte arctica
[Arctic Astarte]
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Astarte bennetti
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Max. Length 5.1 cm SHL
 
Astarte borealis
[Boreal Astarte]

Harvey-Clark, Chris

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Astarte castanea (Say, 1822)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Astarte castanea
[Chestnut Astarte]
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Astarte compacta
[Compact Astarte]
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Astarte crassa
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Astarte crebricostata
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Coltro, Marcus

Northern Pacific, Atlanti
Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
Astarte crenata (Gray, 1824)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Astarte crenata
[Crenulate Astarte]
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Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Astarte elliptica
[Elliptical Astarte]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm SHL
 
Astarte esquimalti
[Wavy-line Astarte]
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Astarte falsteri
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Astarte filatovae
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Astarte fusca
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Astarte globula
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Astarte laurentiana
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Astarte liogona
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Astarte longirostra
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Astarte lutea
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Astarte mirabilis
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Miller, Todd

Northern Pacific, Norther

Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)

Photo by Miller, Todd
 
Astarte montagui
[Narrow-hinge Astarte]
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Astarte nana
[Dwarf Astarte]
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Astarte polaris
[Polar Astarte]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Astarte portlandica
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Astarte quadrans
[Squarish Astarte]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Astarte smithii
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Astarte sulcata
[Roundish grooved Astarte]
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Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Astarte undata
[Wavy Astarte]
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Astarte vaigati
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Astarte vernicosa
[Varnished Astarte]
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Astarte warhami
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Astarte willetti
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Digitaria digitaria
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Gonilia calliglypta
[Flamed astarte]
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Goodallia micalii
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Goodallia pusilla
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Goodallia triangularis
[Denticulate goodallia]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Astarte acuticostata Northern Atlantic and the 1877
Astarte antarctica Antarctica. 1912
Astarte arctica Arctic Astarte Northern Atlantic and Eas 3.8 DL 1824
Astarte bennetti Northeast Atlantic 1903
Astarte borealis Boreal Astarte Northern Pacific, Norther 5.1 SHL 1817
Astarte castanea Chestnut Astarte Atlantic Ocean 3 TL 1822
Astarte compacta Compact Astarte East Pacific and Northeas 1864
Astarte crassa Endemic to the Arctic. 1878
Astarte crebricostata Northeast Atlantic 1778
Astarte crenata Crenulate Astarte Northern Pacific, Atlanti 2.1 DL 1824
Astarte elliptica Elliptical Astarte Arctic, Northern Atlantic 5 SHL 1827
Astarte esquimalti Wavy-line Astarte Pacific Ocean, Northeast 1.8 SHL 1863
Astarte falsteri Pacific Ocean, Northeast 2001
Astarte filatovae Northeast Atlantic 1964
Astarte fusca Eastern Central Atlantic 1795
Astarte globula Atlantic Ocean. 0.8 DL 1886
Astarte laurentiana Atlantic Ocean.
Astarte liogona Northeast Atlantic 1903
Astarte longirostra Southern Pacific, Southwe 0.6 DL 1846
Astarte lutea Western Atlantic. 1869
Astarte mirabilis Northeast Atlantic 1871
Astarte montagui Narrow-hinge Astarte Northern Pacific, Norther 1817
Astarte nana Dwarf Astarte Atlantic Ocean. 1886
Astarte polaris Polar Astarte Northeast Atlantic 1903
Astarte portlandica Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1843
Astarte quadrans Squarish Astarte Northern Atlantic 1841
Astarte smithii Atlantic Ocean. 0.7 DL 1886
Astarte sulcata Roundish grooved Astarte Northern Atlantic, Medite 1778
Astarte undata Wavy Astarte Northern Atlantic 3.8 DL 1841
Astarte vaigati Endemic to the Arctic. 2001
Astarte vernicosa Varnished Astarte East Pacific and Northeas 1903
Astarte warhami Endemic to the Arctic. 1846
Astarte willetti Northeast Atlantic 1917
Digitaria digitaria Northeast Atlantic 1758
Gonilia calliglypta Flamed astarte Mediterranean Sea 1903
Goodallia micalii Mediterranean Sea. 1999
Goodallia pusilla Mediterranean Sea 1844
Goodallia triangularis Denticulate goodallia Northeast Atlantic 1803



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