WoRMS taxon details
Laternula impura (Pilsbry, 1901)
506750 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506750)
accepted
Species
Anatina impura Pilsbry, 1901 · unaccepted
Laternula takekosugei Thach, 2020 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Anatina impura Pilsbry, 1901) Pilsbry, H. A. (1901). New mollusca from Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, Formosa and the Philippines. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 53: 193-208 [May 2], 209-210 [May 6]. Philadelphia., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10089202
page(s): 208; note: Figured in a subsequent paper in the same volume, pl. 13 fig. 25 [details]
page(s): 208; note: Figured in a subsequent paper in the same volume, pl. 13 fig. 25 [details]
Distribution JAPAN: Okinawa, Honshu, Yamaguchi Pref., Kamakura, Sagami
Bay. CHINA: Bohai Sea in north to Hainan in south. VIETNAM.
Bay. CHINA: Bohai Sea in north to Hainan in south. VIETNAM.
Distribution JAPAN: Okinawa, Honshu, Yamaguchi Pref., Kamakura, Sagami
Bay. CHINA: Bohai Sea in north to Hainan in south. VIETNAM. [details]
Bay. CHINA: Bohai Sea in north to Hainan in south. VIETNAM. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Laternula impura (Pilsbry, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506750 on 2026-03-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Anatina impura Pilsbry, 1901) Pilsbry, H. A. (1901). New mollusca from Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, Formosa and the Philippines. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 53: 193-208 [May 2], 209-210 [May 6]. Philadelphia., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10089202
page(s): 208; note: Figured in a subsequent paper in the same volume, pl. 13 fig. 25 [details]
original description (of Laternula takekosugei Thach, 2020) Thach N. N. (2020). New shells of South Asia. Volume 2. Seashells*Freshwater*Land snails. With one New Genus and 140 New Species & Subspecies, Reply to comments made in error. <em>48HRBooks Company, Akron, Ohio, USA.</em> 189 pp.
page(s): 93-94, pl. 85 figs 980-981, pl. 86 figs 983-984 [details] Available for editors
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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): 47, fig. 26 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 208; note: Figured in a subsequent paper in the same volume, pl. 13 fig. 25 [details]
original description (of Laternula takekosugei Thach, 2020) Thach N. N. (2020). New shells of South Asia. Volume 2. Seashells*Freshwater*Land snails. With one New Genus and 140 New Species & Subspecies, Reply to comments made in error. <em>48HRBooks Company, Akron, Ohio, USA.</em> 189 pp.
page(s): 93-94, pl. 85 figs 980-981, pl. 86 figs 983-984 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 47, fig. 26 [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 JAPAN: Okinawa, Honshu, Yamaguchi Pref., Kamakura, SagamiBay. CHINA: Bohai Sea in north to Hainan in south. VIETNAM. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コオキナガイ | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 68536)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Anatina impura Pilsbry, 1901)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Anatina impura Pilsbry, 1901)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
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