Species under Astarte
n= 31
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Astarte acuticostata
Friele, 1877
Northern Atlantic and the Arctic
Astarte antarctica
Thiele, 1912
Antarctica
Astarte arctica
(Gray, 1824)
Arctic Astarte Northern Atlantic and East Pacific 3.8
Astarte bennetti
Dall, 1903
Northeast Atlantic
Astarte borealis
(Schumacher, 1817)
Boreal Astarte Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic 5.08
Astarte castanea
(Say, 1822)
Chestnut Astarte Atlantic Ocean 3
Astarte compacta
Carpenter, 1864
Compact Astarte East Pacific and Northeast Atlantic
Astarte crassa
Leche, 1878
Endemic to the Arctic
Astarte crebricostata
(Da Costa, 1778)
Northeast Atlantic
Astarte crenata
(Gray, 1824)
Crenulate Astarte Northern Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic 2.05
Astarte elliptica
(Brown, 1827)
Elliptical Astarte Arctic, Northern Atlantic and Northeast Pacific 5
Astarte esquimalti
(Baird, 1863)
Wavy-line Astarte Pacific Ocean, Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic 1.8
Astarte filatovae
Habe, 1964
Northeast Atlantic
Astarte fusca
(Poli, 1795)
Eastern Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Astarte globula
Dall, 1886
Atlantic Ocean 0.8
Astarte liogona
Dall, 1903
Northeast Atlantic
Astarte longirostra
d'Orbigny, 1846
Southern Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic 0.6
Astarte lutea
Perkins, 1869
Western Atlantic
Astarte mirabilis
(Dall, 1871)
Northeast Atlantic
Astarte montagui
(Dillwyn, 1817)
Narrow-hinge Astarte Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and Arctic
Astarte nana
Dall, 1886
Dwarf Astarte Atlantic Ocean
Astarte polaris
Dall, 1903
Polar Astarte Northeast Atlantic
Astarte portlandica
Mighels, 1843
Western Atlantic 1.14
Astarte quadrans
Gould, 1841
Squarish Astarte Northern Atlantic
Astarte smithii
Dall, 1886
Atlantic Ocean 0.7
Astarte sulcata
(Decosta, 1778)
Roundish grooved Astarte Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic and Western Central Pacific
Astarte undata
Gould, 1841
Wavy Astarte Northern Atlantic 3.8
Astarte vaigati
Petersen, 2001
Endemic to the Arctic
Astarte vernicosa
Dall, 1903
Varnished Astarte East Pacific and Northeast Atlantic
Astarte warhami
Hancock, 1846
Endemic to the Arctic
Astarte willetti
Dall, 1917
Northeast Atlantic
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