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

Engl, W. 2012. Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim : Conchbooks 402 pp. [63-64]

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

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
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)