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Laternula

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Laternula
Shell of Laternula takekosugei (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Superorder: Anomalodesmata
Superfamily: Thracioidea
Family: Laternulidae
Genus: Laternula
Röding, 1798
Type species
Solen anatinus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Anatina Lamarck, 1818 (invalid: junior homonym of Anatina Schumacher, 1817; Butor and Butorella are replacement names)
  • Auriscalpium Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
  • Butor Gistel, 1848
  • Butorella Strand, 1928
  • Laternula (Laternula) Röding, 1798
  • Laternulina Habe, 1952

Laternula is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Laternulidae.[1][2]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Laternula Röding, 1798". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Laternula Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138106 on 2021-06-10
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