WoRMS taxon details
Cryolaternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832)
1873334 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1873334)
accepted
Species
Anatina elliptica P. P. King, 1832 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Anatina prismatica G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 · unaccepted
Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Anatina elliptica P. P. King, 1832) King, P. P. (1832). Description of the Cirrhipeda, 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. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 5(125): 332-349., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27657695
page(s): 335 [details]
page(s): 335 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cryolaternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1873334 on 2026-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Anatina elliptica P. P. King, 1832) King, P. P. (1832). Description of the Cirrhipeda, 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. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 5(125): 332-349., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27657695
page(s): 335 [details]
original description (of Anatina prismatica G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1834: 87-89 [25 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859683
page(s): 87 [details]
new combination reference 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): 54, figs 31-32 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 335 [details]
original description (of Anatina prismatica G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1834: 87-89 [25 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859683
page(s): 87 [details]
new combination reference 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): 54, figs 31-32 [details] Available for editors
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To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Anatina elliptica P. P. King, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laternula elliptica) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To GB Mollusca Types (Mya antarctica Melvill & Standen, 1914; Lectotype; MANCH.EE.7646) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To GenBank (2329 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To GenBank (2329 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Anatina elliptica P. P. King, 1832)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To Malacopics (Laternula elliptica (P.P.King,1832) Antarctica, Meek Channel, Galindes Island, at 25... (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Laternula eliptica (King et Broderip, 1832) shell with siphons apical view) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Laternula eliptica (King et Broderip, 1832) shell with siphons) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Anatina elliptica P. P. King, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laternula elliptica) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To GB Mollusca Types (Mya antarctica Melvill & Standen, 1914; Lectotype; MANCH.EE.7646) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To GenBank (2329 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To GenBank (2329 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Anatina elliptica P. P. King, 1832)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To Malacopics (Laternula elliptica (P.P.King,1832) Antarctica, Meek Channel, Galindes Island, at 25... (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Laternula eliptica (King et Broderip, 1832) shell with siphons apical view) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Laternula eliptica (King et Broderip, 1832) shell with siphons) (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Laternula elliptica (P. P. King, 1832))
