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Data last updated Thu 22 January 2026
Bivalvia | Carditida
2 families
Férussac, 1822. Tabl. syst. 15: xlii [as ‘Les Crassatelles’].Type genus: Crassatella Lamarck, 1799 = Crassatella
d’Orbigny, 1844. Paléont. Française 3: 51.Type genus: Astarte Sowerby, 1816 = Astarte