Species Laternula (Laternula) elliptica (King & Broderip, 1831)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Anatina elliptica King, P.P. & Broderip, W.J. 1831. Descriptions of the Cirrhipedia (sic), Conchifera and Mollusca, in a collection found by the officers of H.M.S. "Adventure" and "Beagle" employed betwen the years 1826 and 1830 in surveying the southern coasts of S. America, including the Straits of Magellan and the coast of Tierra del Fuego. Zoological Journal London 5: 332-349 [335].
Generic Combinations
- Laternula (Laternula) elliptica (King & Broderip, 1831).
- Laternula elliptica (King & Broderip, 1831). —
Dell, R.K. 1990. Antarctic Mollusca: with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27: 1–311 [62]
Introduction
There is a substancial volume of literature relating to this species.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Circum-Antarctic, islands of the Scotia Arc, South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia & Kerguelen Islands.
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Most live specimens above 100 m depth
General References
Ahn I.-Y. 1994. Ecology of the Antarctic bivalve Laternula elliptica (King and Broderip) in Collins Harbour, King George Island: benthic environment and adaptive strategy. Memoirs of the Museum of the National Institute of Polar Research 50: 1-10
Cummings, V., Hewitt, J., Van Rooyen, A., Currie, K., Beard, S., et al. 2011. Ocean acidification at high latitudes: potential effects on functioning of the Antarctic bivalve Laternula elliptica. PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 6(1): e16069
Dell, R.K. 1990. Antarctic Mollusca: with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27: 1–311 [62,, fig. 106]
Engl, W. 2012. Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim : Conchbooks 402 pp. [63-64, pl. 13 figs 3a-c]
Huber, M. 2010. Laternula elliptica (King & Broderip, 1832). De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds). The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS). 2011-08-02. http://www.scarmarbin.be/rams.php?p=taxdetails&id=197217
Peck, L., Powell, D. & Tyler, P. 2007. Very slow development in two Antarctic bivalve molluscs, the infaunal clam Laternula elliptica and the scallop Adamussium colbecki. Marine Biology 150(6): 1191-1197
Sartori, A.F., Passos, F.D.& Domaneschi, O. 2006. Arenophilic mantle glands in the Laternulidae (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata) and their evolutionary significance. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm) 87(4): 265-272 (included)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
23-Oct-2014 | BIVALVIA | 16-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
PHOLADOMYIDA | 02-Aug-2011 | ADDED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |