Laternula Navicula
''Laternula'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Laternulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Laternula Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138106 on 2021-06-10 The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species *'' Laternula albertensis'' *'' Laternula anatina'' *'' Laternula argentea'' (taxon inquirendum) * '' Laternula boschasina'' (Reeve, 1860) * '' Laternula bullata'' (Reeve, 1863) * '' Laternula corrugata'' (Reeve, 1863) * ''Laternula creccina'' (Reeve, 1860) * ''Laternula elliptica ''Laternula elliptica'' is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Laternulidae, the lantern shells. It is the largest bivalve found under the surface of the seabed in the Southern Ocean. Discovery The species was ...'' (P. P. King, 1832) * '' Laternula gracilis'' (Reeve, 1860) * '' Laternula impura'' (Pilsbry, 1901) * '' Laternula japonica'' (Lischke, ...
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Bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bivalves have no head and they lack some usual molluscan organs, like the radula and the odontophore. They include the clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families that live in saltwater, as well as a number of families that live in freshwater. The majority are filter feeders. The gills have evolved into ctenidia, specialised organs for