Acestarica Explained

Acestarica is a genus of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. Acestarica vitrina is the only species in the genus.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs off the Philippines.

References

• Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Stahlschmidt P. (2015). New shelled molluscan species from the central Philippines I. Visaya. 4(3): 15–59. page(s): 38, pl. 18 figs 1–2.
• Dekkers, A.M. (2022). Acestarica, a new genus for a translucent deep-water species (Bivalvia: Limidae). Basteria. 86(1): 22–24.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acestarica Dekkers, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1596543 on 2024-02-20