WoRMS taxon details
Laternula gracilis (Reeve, 1860)
506752 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506752)
accepted
Species
Anatina gracilis Reeve, 1860 · unaccepted (original combination)
Anatina marilina Reeve, 1860 · unaccepted
Anatina recta Reeve, 1863 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Laternula marilina (Reeve, 1860) · unaccepted
Laternula recta (Reeve, 1863) · unaccepted
marine
(of Anatina gracilis Reeve, 1860) Reeve, L. A. (1860-1863). Monograph of the genus <i>Anatina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 14, pls 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 2, December 1860; pls 1, 3-4, February 1863]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972041
page(s): pl. 2, species 9 [details]
page(s): pl. 2, species 9 [details]
Type locality contained in Moreton Bay
type locality contained in Moreton Bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution AUSTRALIA: southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, southern
Western Australia.
Western Australia.
Distribution AUSTRALIA: southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, southern
Western Australia. [details]
Western Australia. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Laternula gracilis (Reeve, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506752 on 2026-03-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Anatina gracilis Reeve, 1860) Reeve, L. A. (1860-1863). Monograph of the genus <i>Anatina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 14, pls 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 2, December 1860; pls 1, 3-4, February 1863]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972041
page(s): pl. 2, species 9 [details]
original description (of Anatina marilina Reeve, 1860) Reeve, L. A. (1860-1863). Monograph of the genus <i>Anatina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 14, pls 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 2, December 1860; pls 1, 3-4, February 1863]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972041
page(s): pl. 2, species 10 [details]
original description (of Anatina recta Reeve, 1863) Reeve, L. A. (1860-1863). Monograph of the genus <i>Anatina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 14, pls 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 2, December 1860; pls 1, 3-4, February 1863]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972041
page(s): pl. 4, species 24 [details]
basis of record Taylor, J. D.; Glover, E. A.; Williams, S. T. (2026). Classification and relationships of living species of Laternulidae (Bivalvia, Anomalodesmata): new light on lantern shells. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5771(1): 1-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5771.1.1
page(s): 34, figs 17-18 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pl. 2, species 9 [details]
original description (of Anatina marilina Reeve, 1860) Reeve, L. A. (1860-1863). Monograph of the genus <i>Anatina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 14, pls 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 2, December 1860; pls 1, 3-4, February 1863]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972041
page(s): pl. 2, species 10 [details]
original description (of Anatina recta Reeve, 1863) Reeve, L. A. (1860-1863). Monograph of the genus <i>Anatina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 14, pls 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 2, December 1860; pls 1, 3-4, February 1863]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972041
page(s): pl. 4, species 24 [details]
basis of record Taylor, J. D.; Glover, E. A.; Williams, S. T. (2026). Classification and relationships of living species of Laternulidae (Bivalvia, Anomalodesmata): new light on lantern shells. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5771(1): 1-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5771.1.1
page(s): 34, figs 17-18 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Taylor, J. D.; Glover, E. A.; Harper, E. M.; Crame, J. A.; Ikebe, C.; Williams, S. T. (2018). Left in the cold? Evolutionary origin of Laternula elliptica, a keystone bivalve species of Antarctic benthos. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 123(2): 360-376., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blx144 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Taylor, J. D.; Glover, E. A.; Harper, E. M.; Crame, J. A.; Ikebe, C.; Williams, S. T. (2018). Left in the cold? Evolutionary origin of Laternula elliptica, a keystone bivalve species of Antarctic benthos. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 123(2): 360-376., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blx144 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution AUSTRALIA: southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, southernWestern Australia. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ソトオリガイ [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Laternula marilina (Reeve, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Laternula recta (Reeve, 1863))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Laternula marilina (Reeve, 1860))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laternula gracilis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laternula marilina) (from synonym Laternula marilina (Reeve, 1860))
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Laternula marilina (Reeve, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Laternula recta (Reeve, 1863))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Laternula marilina (Reeve, 1860))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laternula gracilis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laternula marilina) (from synonym Laternula marilina (Reeve, 1860))
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Laternula marilina (Reeve, 1860))
