WoRMS taxon details

Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816

137683  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137683)

accepted
Genus
Venus scotica Maton & Racket, 1807 accepted as Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778) (type by original designation)
Astarte (Astarte) J. Sowerby, 1816 · unaccepted (unaccepted rank)
Astarte (Astartella) Filatova, 1957 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Astarte (Rictocyma) Dall, 1871 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Crassina Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
Elliptica Filatova, 1957 · unaccepted (synonym)
Filatovaella Merklin, 1959 · unaccepted (synonym)
Isocrassina Chavan, 1950 · unaccepted (synonym)
Laevastarte Hinsch, 1952 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nicania Leach, 1819 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rictocyma Dall, 1871 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tridonta Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted (synonym)
Species Astarte acuticostata Friele, 1877
Species Astarte alaskensis Dall, 1903
Species Astarte antarctica Thiele, 1912
Species Astarte arctica (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Astarte belti Høpner Petersen, 2001
Species Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte castanea (Say, 1822)
Species Astarte compacta P. P. Carpenter, 1864
Species Astarte concha M. Huber, 2010
Species Astarte crassa Leche, 1878
Species Astarte crebricostata McAndrew & Forbes, 1847
Species Astarte crenata (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Astarte elliptica (T. Brown, 1827)
Species Astarte esquimalti (Baird, 1863)
Species Astarte falsteri Høpner Petersen, 2001
Species Astarte fusca (Poli, 1795)
Species Astarte globula Dall, 1886
Species Astarte hakodatensis Yokoyama, 1920
Species Astarte inaequilatera (Filatova in Scarlato, 1981)
Species Astarte longirostra d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Astarte lutea Perkins, 1869
Species Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Astarte portlandica Mighels, 1843
Species Astarte quadrans Gould, 1841
Species Astarte sericea Posselt, 1895
Species Astarte smithii Dall, 1886
Species Astarte subaequilatera G. B. Sowerby II, 1854
Species Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778)
Species Astarte undata A. Gould, 1841
Species Astarte vaigati Høpner Petersen, 2001
Species Astarte vernicosa Dall, 1903
Species Astarte warhami Hancock, 1846

Subgenus Astarte (Astarte) J. Sowerby, 1816 accepted as Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816 (unaccepted rank)
  » Species Astarte (Astarte) derjugini Filatova, 1957 accepted as Astarte crenata (J. E. Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  » Species Astarte (Astarte) multicostata Filatova, 1957 accepted as Astarte crenata (J. E. Gray, 1824) (junior homonym of Astarte multicostata MacGillivray, 1843; A. filatovae Habe, 1964 is a replacement name)
Subgenus Astarte (Astartella) Filatova, 1957 accepted as Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816 (a junior synonym)
Subgenus Astarte (Crassinella) Guppy, 1874 accepted as Crassinella Guppy, 1874
Subgenus Astarte (Digitaria) S. V. Wood, 1853 accepted as Digitaria S. V. Wood, 1853
Subgenus Astarte (Gonilia) Stoliczka, 1871 accepted as Gonilia Stoliczka, 1871
Subgenus Astarte (Rictocyma) Dall, 1871 accepted as Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Astarte (Tridonta) Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816
Species Astarte abbreviata G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 accepted as Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Astarte actis Dall, 1920 accepted as Astarte arctica (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Astarte aequatorialis Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931 accepted as Crassatella aequatorialis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
Species Astarte affinis Cantraine, 1835 accepted as Astarte fusca (Poli, 1795)
Species Astarte agulhasensis Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931 accepted as Elsius agulhasensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
Species Astarte anholti Hopner Petersen, 2001 accepted as Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778)
Species Astarte aomoriensis Nomura & Hatai, 1935 accepted as Astarte vernicosa Dall, 1903
Species Astarte banksii (Leach, 1819) accepted as Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
Species Astarte bennettii Dall, 1903 accepted as Astarte vernicosa Dall, 1903
Species Astarte bilunulata Jay, 1850 accepted as Crassinella lunulata (Conrad, 1834)
Species Astarte biplicata [sic] accepted as Gonilia calliglypta (Dall, 1903) (probably a misprinting of bipartita in Weinkauff (1866); credited to Philippi, 1836)
Species Astarte bornholmi Hopner Petersen, 2001 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte branneri Arnold, 1903 accepted as Crassinella pacifica (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Astarte calliglypta Dall, 1903 accepted as Gonilia calliglypta (Dall, 1903)
Species Astarte calligona Dall, 1903 accepted as Gonilia calliglypta (Dall, 1903) (incorrect original spelling of calliglypta)
Species Astarte compressa (Montagu, 1808) accepted as Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Astarte congoensis Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931 accepted as Crassatina congoensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
Species Astarte crassidens Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 accepted as Crassicardia crassidens (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
Species Astarte crebricostata McAndrew & Forbes, 1847 sensu A. Gould, 1870 accepted as Astarte subaequilatera G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 (unaccepted > misapplication)
Species Astarte crebrilirata S. V. Wood, 1853 accepted as Astarte crebricostata McAndrew & Forbes, 1847
Species Astarte cyprinoides Duval, 1841 accepted as Astarte arctica (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Astarte difficilis Jay, 1852 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Astarte diversa Dall, 1920 accepted as Astarte esquimalti (Baird, 1863)
Species Astarte elonga Hopner Petersen, 2001 accepted as Astarte elliptica (T. Brown, 1827)
Species Astarte excentrica Deshayes, 1846 accepted as Digitaria digitaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Astarte fabula Reeve, 1855 accepted as Astarte warhami Hancock, 1846 (junior synonym)
Species Astarte filatovae Habe, 1964 accepted as Astarte crenata (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Astarte fjordi Hopner Petersen, 2001 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte flabella Conrad, 1846 accepted as Pteromeris perplana (Conrad, 1841)
Species Astarte fluctuata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Eucrassatella fluctuata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
Species Astarte garensis J. Smith, 1839 accepted as Astarte elliptica (T. Brown, 1827)
Species Astarte globosa Møller, 1842 accepted as Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Astarte hemicymata Dall, 1920 accepted as Astarte alaskensis Dall, 1903
Species Astarte intermedia G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 accepted as Astarte elliptica (T. Brown, 1827)
Species Astarte islandica Deshayes, 1849 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817) (junior synonym)
Species Astarte japonica Jay, 1852 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Astarte jenseni Hopner Petersen, 2001 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte klinti Hopner Petersen, 2001 accepted as Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Astarte lactea Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817) (junior synonym)
Species Astarte laevis Jay, 1852 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Astarte laurentiana Lyell, 1845 accepted as Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Astarte lens A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1872 accepted as Astarte subaequilatera G. B. Sowerby II, 1854
Species Astarte liogona Dall, 1903 accepted as Astarte castanea (Say, 1822) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Astarte lunulata Barnard, 1964 accepted as Propecuna africana (Bartsch, 1915)
Species Astarte macandrewi E. A. Smith, 1881 accepted as Goodallia macandrewi (E. A. Smith, 1881) (original combination)
Species Astarte mactracea Linsley, 1845 accepted as Crassinella lunulata (Conrad, 1834)
Species Astarte magellanica E. A. Smith, 1881 accepted as Astarte longirostra d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Astarte moerchi Hopner Petersen, 2001 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte mortoni G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 accepted as Astarte undata A. Gould, 1841
Species Astarte multicostata MacGillivray, 1843 accepted as Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Astarte nana E. A. Smith, 1881 accepted as Astarte concha M. Huber, 2010 (Invalid: junior homonym of Astarte nana Reuss, 1844 and A. sulcata var. nana Jeffreys, 1864; Astarte concha is a replacement name )
Species Astarte neocrassa Hopner Petersen, 2001 accepted as Astarte crassa Leche, 1878
Species Astarte nordi Hopner Petersen, 2001 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte nuuki Hopner Petersen, 2001 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte oblonga G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 accepted as Astarte crenata (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Astarte olchovica Petrov, 1982 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte ovalis S. Woodward, 1833 accepted as Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778)
Species Astarte pallida Jeffreys, 1839 accepted as Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778)
Species Astarte pfeifferi R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Crassinella lunulata (Conrad, 1834)
Species Astarte planata Calcara, 1840 accepted as Crassatina modesta (H. Adams, 1869) (junior homonym of Astarte planata J. de C. Sowerby, 1820)
Species Astarte polaris Dall, 1903 accepted as Astarte compacta P. P. Carpenter, 1864
Species Astarte producta G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte pulchella Jonas, 1845 accepted as Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Astarte pusilla Forbes, 1844 accepted as Goodallia pusilla (Forbes, 1844)
Species Astarte radians Conrad, 1845 accepted as Pteromeris perplana (Conrad, 1841)
Species Astarte richardsonii Reeve, 1855 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte rollandi Bernardi, 1859 accepted as Astarte arctica (J. E. Gray, 1824) (misspelling)
Species Astarte rollandii Bernardi, 1859 accepted as Astarte arctica (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Astarte semilirata G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 accepted as Astarte warhami Hancock, 1846
Species Astarte semisulcata (Leach, 1819) accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Astarte silki Hopner Petersen, 2001 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte subtrigona G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 accepted as Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
Species Astarte teshioensis Yokoyama, 1926 accepted as Astarte arctica (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Astarte triangularis (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Goodallia triangularis (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
Species Astarte triquetra Conrad, 1846 accepted as Parastarte triquetra (Conrad, 1846)
Species Astarte vulgaris Jeffreys, 1839 accepted as Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778)
Species Astarte willetti Dall, 1917 accepted as Astarte compacta P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Species Astarte striata (Leach, 1819) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine
recent + fossil
Sowerby, J. (1815-1818). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210427
page(s): 85-86, pl. 137 [details]   
WoRMS (2023). Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137683 on 2023-06-02
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original description Sowerby, J. (1815-1818). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210427
page(s): 85-86, pl. 137 [details]   

original description  (of Nicania Leach, 1819) Leach W. E. (1819). A list of invertebrate animals discovered by H. M. S. Isabella, in a voyage to the Arctic regions: corrected by W. E. Leach. Appendix II. <b>p.lxi - lxiv [in] </b> Ross, John A voyage of discovery in His Majesty's ships Isabella and Alexander [in 1818] for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay and enquiring into the possibility of a northwest passage. <em>[book].</em> xxxix+252 pp., 29 pls, 3 maps. John Murray. London., available online at https://archive.org/details/voyageofdiscover02ross/page/n413/mode/2up [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Tridonta Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]   

original description  (of Astarte (Astartella) Filatova, 1957) Filatova Z.A. (1957). Некоторые новые представители семейства Astartidae (Bivalvia) дальневосточных морей [= Some new representatives of the family Astartidae (Bivalvia) from the Far East seas]. <em>Trudy Instituta Okeanologii AN SSSR.</em> 23: 296-302.
page(s): 298 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Astarte (Rictocyma) Dall, 1871) Dall, W. H. (1871). Descriptions of sixty new forms of mollusks and brachiopods of the southeastern coast of North America and the North Pacific Ocean, with notes on others already described. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 7(2): 93-159, pl. 13-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15918246
page(s): 151 [details]   

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]   

additional source Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
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Astarte sulcata
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Astarte sulcata
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Astarte sulcata
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Astarte sulcata
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Astarte sulcata
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Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778)
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Astarte sulcata var. minor
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Astarte sulcata
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Astarte sulcata
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