Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
Narrow-hinge Astarte
Astarte montagui
photo by Miller, Todd

Family:  Astartidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 9 - 455 m
Distribution:  Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and Arctic.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 117961. Main food based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 96313).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Novaya Zemlya (Ref. 117961), Pechora Sea (Ref. 66387) and Onega Bay (Ref. 121742). C: Refs. 117961, 66387, 121742.

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