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Bivalvia: Archiheterodonta: Astartoidea: Astartidae

Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)


Range: 68°N to 42°N; 70°W to 0°W
Depth: 9 to 274 m
Maximum Reported Size: 16  mm

Synonymy

Venus compressa Montagu, 1808
Crassina compressa (Montagu, 1808) 
Venus montagui Dillwyn, 1817
Tridonta montagui (Dillwyn, 1817) 
Nicania banksii Leach, 1819
Nicania striata Leach, 1819
Crassina convexiuscula Brown, 1827
Crassina obliqua Brown, 1827
Astarte angulata S. Woodward, 1833
Astarte multicostata auct. non J. Smith, 1839
Astarte globosa Möller, 1842
Astarte laurentiana Lyell, 1845
Astarte pulchella Philippi, 1845
Astarte warhami Hancock, 1846
Astarte abbreviata Sowerby II, 1874
Astarte semilirata Sowerby II, 1874
Astarte crassa Leche, 1878
Astarte depressa Posselt, 1896
Astarte soror Dall, 1903
Astarte typica A. S. Jensen, 1912
Astarte martini Dall, 1920
Nicania orientalis Scarlato, 1981

Details


Venus montagui Dillwyn, 1817, p. 167, [Montagu 1808, pl. 26, fig. 1]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Scotland
Range: 68°N to 42°N
Depth: 9 to 274 m
References: Coan et al. (2000) c
Combining Genera:  Tridonta

Astarte abbreviata Sowerby II, 1874, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s
Comments: Non Conrad, 1845.

Astarte angulata S. Woodward, 1833, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Nicania banksii Leach, 1819, 
[Synonym]
Distribution: Greenland: East Greenland; Canada: Nova Scotia
References: Matthew (1874); Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Venus compressa Montagu, 1808, 
[Objective synonym of valid name]
Attributed to: Jeffreys (1869)
References: Bernard (1983) s
Comments: Non Linnaeus, 1771.
Combining Genera:  Crassina

Crassina convexiuscula Brown, 1827, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Leach MS
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Astarte crassa Leche, 1878, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Astarte compressa var. depressa Posselt, 1896, p. 72-73, pl. 1, figs. 5-7
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Hekla Havn, paa Mudderbund, O/stgro/nland
Maximum Reported Size: 16 mm
Distribution: Greenland: East Greenland
References: Posselt (1896) M; Coan et al. (2000) s
Comments: Non Crassina depressa T. Brown, 1827.

Astarte globosa Möller, 1842a, p. 93
[Synonym]
Type Locality: [West] Greenland
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Astarte laurentiana Lyell, 1845, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Astarte martini Dall, 1920, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s?

Astarte multicostata auct. non J. Smith, 1839, 
[Not available]
References: Bernard (1983) s
Comments: Misidentification by MacGillivray (1843).

Crassina obliqua Brown, 1827, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Nicania orientalis Scarlato, 1981, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Astarte pulchella Philippi, 1845, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Jonas MS
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Astarte semilirata Sowerby II, 1874, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Astarte soror Dall, 1903, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
Range: 56°N to 49°N
Depth: 9 to 165 m
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s
Comments: Also listed a possible synonym of A. borealis by Coan et al. (2000).

Astarte sorror sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misspelling of A. soror by Bernard (1983) and Coan et al. (2000: 290).

Nicania striata Leach, 1819, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Gray (1839)
Range: 60°N to 42°N; 70°W to 55°W
Depth: 18 to 46 m
Distribution: Greenland, Canada: Labrador, Quebec, Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts
References: Procter (1933) DdNSEW; Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Astarte typica A. S. Jensen, 1912, 
[Not available]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Astarte warhami Hancock, 1846, 
[Synonym]
Distribution: Greenland: East Greenland
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s


Partial List of References

Dillwyn, L. W. 1817. A descriptive catalogue of recent shells A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells 1-2 xii + 1-580; [iv] + 581-1121. John and Arthur Arch: Cornhill.
Möller, H. P. C. 1842. Index molluscorum Groenlandiae Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 4 76-97.
Posselt, H. G. 1896. O/stgro/landske Mollusker Meddelelser om Gro/nland 19 59-94, pl. 1.

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