Astarte elliptica
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| Astarte elliptica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Carditida |
| Superfamily: | Crassatelloidea |
| Family: | Astartidae |
| Genus: | Astarte |
| Species: | A. elliptica |
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| Astarte elliptica (T. Brown, 1827) | |
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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.[6]
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
Right valve
Left valve
