WoRMS taxon details
Laternula creccina (Reeve, 1860)
506751 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506751)
accepted
Species
Anatina attenuata Reeve, 1863 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Anatina creccina Reeve, 1860 · unaccepted (original combination)
Anatina vagina Reeve, 1863 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Laternula attenuata (Reeve, 1863) · unaccepted
Laternula vagina (Reeve, 1863) · unaccepted
marine
(of Anatina creccina 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 12 [details]
page(s): pl. 2, species 12 [details]
Type locality contained in Adelaide
type locality contained in Adelaide [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia (to
Rottnest Island).
Rottnest Island).
Distribution AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia (to
Rottnest Island). [details]
Rottnest Island). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Laternula creccina (Reeve, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506751 on 2026-04-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Anatina attenuata 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. 3, species 16 [details]
original description (of Anatina creccina 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 12 [details]
original description (of Anatina vagina 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 26 [details]
basis of record 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]
basis of record 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]
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): 21, figs 8, 9 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): pl. 3, species 16 [details]
original description (of Anatina creccina 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 12 [details]
original description (of Anatina vagina 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 26 [details]
basis of record 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]
basis of record 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]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): 21, figs 8, 9 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia (toRottnest Island). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laternula creccina)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Anatina creccina Reeve, 1860)
To Malacopics (Laternula creccina (Reeve, 1860) Australia, Western Australia, Shark Bay, Denham, lo...
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laternula creccina)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Anatina creccina Reeve, 1860)
To Malacopics (Laternula creccina (Reeve, 1860) Australia, Western Australia, Shark Bay, Denham, lo...
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