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Laternulidae
Laternulidae, common name lantern clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Anomalodesmata. Description Members of this family have thin, brittle shells that have an elongated oval shape. The valves are white with concentric sculpturing, low umbones, and a gap at both ends. The left valve is slightly larger and more convex than the right valve. The ligament is internal and there are no teeth on the hingeline. The interior of the valve is subnacreous, there are two adductor muscle scars and the pallial line has a broad pallial sinus. The siphons are long and fused for their full length. The mantle margins are also fused except for a small gap at the anterior end. Genera and species * '' Clistoconcha'' E.A. Smith, 1910 ** '' Clistoconcha insignis'' E.A. Smith, 1910 * '' Laternula'' Röding, 1798 ** '' Laternula anatina'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ** '' Laternula argentea'' (Reeve, 1863) ** '' Laternula attenuata'' (Reeve, 1863) ** '' Laternula boschasina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 first described in 1832 by the captain of HMS Adventure, Phillip Parker King, and the English naturalist, William Broderip, having been discovered during the first exploration of the South American coastline in HMS Beagle. The title of the paper they published read "''Description of Cirrhipedia, Conchifera and Mollusca, in a collection formed by the officers of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle employed between the years 1826 and 1830 in surveying the southern coasts of South America, including the Straits of Magalhaens and the coast of Tierra del Fuego.''" Description The shell of ''Laternula elliptica'' is thin, brittle, and slightly inflated and grows to a length of . The left valve is slightly larger and more convex than the right. The g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laternula Tasmanica
''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |