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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Archiheterodonta: Astartoidea: Astartidae

Astarte undata Gould, 1841


Range: 47°N to 37.7°N; 75.7°W to 64°W
Depth: 0 to 190 m (live 8 to 48 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 38  mm

Synonymy

Astarte sulcata auct. non da Costa, 1778
Astarte undata Gould, 1841
Crassina latisulca Hanley, 1843

Details


Astarte undata Gould, 1841,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 47°N to 37.7°N; 75.7°W to 64°W
Depth: 0 to 190 m (live 8 to 48 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 38 mm
Distribution: Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, New York, New Jersey, Virginia
References: Procter (1933) LlN; B. B. Baker (1951) SW; Long Island Shell Club (1988) dM
Comments: Non d'Orbigny, 1850; Abbott's (1974) record from Labrador needs confirmation.

Crassina latisulca Hanley, 1843, 
[Synonym]
Range: 45°N to 44.3°N; 69°W to 64°W
Distribution: Canada: Nova Scotia; USA: Maine
References: Procter (1933) NSEW; Bernard (1983) s

Astarte sulcata auct. non da Costa, 1778, 
[Not available]
Attributed to: Gould (1870)
References: Procter (1933) s
Comments: Misidentification.



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