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Laternula elliptica   (King & Broderip, 1831)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Laternula elliptica

South Orkney Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Signy Island (Ref. 2590). C: Refs. 116836, 124196; O: Ref. 2590.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Brey, T. and A. Clarke, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Antarctic soft-shell clam, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Bivalvia > Not assigned () > Laternulidae (lantern clams)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 1 - 508 m (Ref. 124196).   Polar; 48°S - 78°S, 170°W - 170°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Antarctic: Antarctica.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.3 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7659); max. reported age: 13 years (Ref. 8072)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): -1.8 - -0.6, mean -1.5 (based on 214 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16; tmax=13).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.