Astarte elliptica
| Astarte elliptica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Astartidae |
| Genus: | Astarte |
| Species: | A. elliptica |
| Binomial name | |
| Astarte elliptica (Brown, 1827) | |
Astarte elliptica, or the elliptical astarte, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Astartidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland to Massachusetts.[1]
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 41.