Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Carditida |
| Family: Astartidae |
| Genus: Astarte |
| Species: Astarte concentrica Conrad, 1834 |
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Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original description (from Conrad, 1834):
“Shell subtriangular, compressed, with numerous concentric rounded costae, crowded on the basal margin; umbones slightly flattened; apex acute, central; lunule large, concave, lanceolate; posterior margin concave; submargin acutely angular, straight; extremity obtusely rounded; cardinal teeth strongly striated; margin crenulated. Length, one inch and one-eighth; height, seven-eighths of an inch.
Locality. Yorktown, Va.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks: n/a
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Online resources: n/a
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on October 27, 2016. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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