Astartidae
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Bivalvia
- Order: Carditida
- Family: Astartidae
Overview
Astartidae d'Orbigny, 1844
Common Name:
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: The astartidae have triangle shaped shells with concentric ribbing although sometimes smooth.
SIZE:
Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Mobile
FEEDING MODE: Suspension Feeder
HABITAT: Infaunal
Sources:
Cox, L. R. et al. 1969. Bivalvia, in R. C. Moore ed., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N, Mollusca 6, Volume 2. The University of Kansas and Geological Society of America. 1224 pp.
