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FIGURE 18 in Classification and relationships of living species of Laternulidae (Bivalvia, Anomalodesmata): new light on lantern shells

  • 1. The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD United Kingdom j.taylor@nhm.ac.uk; https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9004-2866 emilyglover@me.com; https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2130-6638 s.williams@nhm.ac.uk; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2995-5823 Corresponding author

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FIGURE 18. Laternula gracilis (Reeve, 1860). A–C. L. gracilis exterior and interior of right valve and dorsal view (NHMUK 20250221) Grantville, Western Port Bay, Victoria, L 40 mm. D. L. gracilis exterior and interior of right valve, (NHMUK 20250222). Burrill Lake, Ulladulla, NSW, L 27.5 mm. E. Internal drawing of D to show pallial sinus and muscle scars. F. L. gracilis live specimen Myora, North Stradbroke Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland. Image Gonzalo Giribet. G. L. gracilis exterior and interior of left valve (NMW.1955. 158.17121) Port Adelaide Creek, South Australia, L 47 mm. H. L. gracilis right side, Port Hacking, Gunnamatta Bay, NSW (NHMUK 20250223), L 27.4 mm. I. L. gracilis exterior and interior of right valve George's Bay (near St Helens), Tasmania (NHMUK 1891.12.18.168), L 39.6 mm. J. L. gracilis exterior and interior of right valve. Port Phillip, Victoria. (AMS C13542), L 52 mm. K. L. gracilis exterior and interior of left valve. St Helens, Tasmania (AMS C.37864), L 46 mm. L. L. gracilis (labelled as L. tasmanica) shell mentioned by Lamy 1934: 159 Marie coll. 1884 (MNHN) Tasmania, L 46 mm.

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Published as part of Taylor, John D., Glover, Emily A. & Williams, Suzanne T., 2026, Classification and relationships of living species of Laternulidae (Bivalvia, Anomalodesmata): new light on lantern shells, pp. 1-92 in Zootaxa 5771 (1) on page 36, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5771.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/19179678

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