Astarte castanea

Astarte castanea, or the chestnut astarte, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Astartidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Nova Scotia to New Jersey.[1]

Astarte castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Carditida
Superfamily: Crassatelloidea
Family: Astartidae
Genus: Astarte
Species:
A. castanea
Binomial name
Astarte castanea
Say, 1822

References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 41.
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