Astarte (bivalve)

Astarte is a genus of bivalve mollusc in the Astartidae family. It was circumscribed by James Sowerby in 1816. As of 2017^[update], WoRMS recognizes approximately 33 species in this genus.

Species include:

• Astarte acuticostata Friele, 1877
• Astarte arctica (Gray, 1824)
• Astarte borealis (Schumacher, 1817)
• Astarte castanea (Say, 1822)
• Astarte crebricostata McAndrew & Forbes, 1847
• Astarte crenata (Gray, 1824)
• Astarte elliptica (Brown, 1827)
• Astarte fusca (Poli, 1791)
• Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
• Astarte subaequilatera G. B. Sowerby II, 1854
• Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778)
• Astarte undata Gould, 1841

Approximately nine of its species can be found in the waters of Europe.