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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17371	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17371

Rank

genus (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astartella

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Carditioni	Dall 1889
order	Carditida
superfamily	Crassatelloidea
family	Astartidae	d'Orbigny 1844
subfamily	Astartinae	d'Orbigny 1844
genus	Astartella	Hall 1858

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Astartella	genus	belongs to Astartinae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Astartella	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Astartella	genus	belongs to Astartellinae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

339 - 326 Ma
Carboniferous

Last Recorded Appearance

251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Crassatelloidea)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Crassatelloidea)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. Hall. 1858. Palaeontology of Iowa. Report of the Geological Survey of the state of Iowa 1(2):473-724

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Astartella adenticulata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Astartella ambiensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	7	265 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Astartella aueri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Astartella cavernata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	290 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Astartella clinata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	339 Ma Carboniferous	339 Ma Carboniferous
Astartella compacta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	314 Ma Carboniferous	303 Ma Carboniferous
Astartella concentrica ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	57	331 Ma Carboniferous	303 Ma Carboniferous
Astartella consimilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	260 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Astartella doulingensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	7	265 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Astartella gemmifera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	265 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Astartella guangxingensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Astartella guthriensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	290 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Astartella huangnijiangensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	265 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Astartella meridionalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	323 Ma Carboniferous	323 Ma Carboniferous
Astartella minuta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	260 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Astartella multicostata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Astartella nasuta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	9	299 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian
Astartella obliqua ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	7	296 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Astartella omolonica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	5	304 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Astartella permocarbonica ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	14	304 Ma Carboniferous	254 Ma Permian
Astartella pindensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Astartella progenetrix ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	9	260 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Astartella pusilla ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	296 Ma Permian	296 Ma Permian
Astartella quadrata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	260 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Astartella qubuensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Astartella raricostata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Astartella simulans ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Astartella stefaniae ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	12	252 Ma Permian	252 Ma Permian
Astartella subquadrata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	20	318 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian
Astartella symmetrica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	19	265 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Astartella toyomensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	9	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Astartella tunstallensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	3	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Astartella vallisneriana ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	7	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Astartella varica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	314 Ma Carboniferous	303 Ma Carboniferous
Astartella vera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	13	318 Ma Carboniferous	269 Ma Permian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1858	Astartella Hall
1980	Astartella Vokes p. 121
2002	Astartella Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Astartella Bouchet et al.

References

Hall J. Palaeontology of Iowa, Report of the Geological Survey of the state of Iowa 1 2, 473-724

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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