Astarte elliptica
Encyclopedia
Astarte elliptica, or the elliptical astarte, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family
Astartidae
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland
to Massachusetts
.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Astartidae
Astartidae
Astartidae is a family of bivalves related to the large family Veneridae or venus clams.-Astartidae Taxonomy:*Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816**Astarte acuticostata J. G. Jeffreys, 1881**Astarte arctica Astartidae is a family of bivalves related to the large family Veneridae or venus clams.-Astartidae...
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
to Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.