Astartoidea

Short description: Superfamily of molluscs

Astartoidea

Temporal range: 485.4–254.17 Ma

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Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Bivalvia
Order:  | Carditida
Superfamily:  | Astartoidea
d'Orbigny, 1844
Families

* Astartidae
* Cardiniidae

Astartoidea is a superfamily of bivalves in the order Carditida. In the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), it is considered a junior synonym of Crassatelloidea,[1] whereas in ITIS Crassatelloidea is a separate superfamily containing Crassatellidae.

## List of families

According to ITIS:[2]

* Astartidae
* Cardiniidae – classified in Carditoidea by WoRMS

## References

1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Astartoidea d'Orbigny, 1844". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14632.
2. ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Astartoidea". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=566866#null.

## External links

* Astartoidea at fossilworks

Wikidata ☰ Q3802090 entry

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