Laternulidae
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Bivalvia
- Order: Pandorida
- Family: Laternulidae
Overview
Laternulidae Hedley, 1918
Common Name: Lantern Clams
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: The laternulidae have elongated shells with a slightly protruding umbo.
SIZE:
Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Mobile
FEEDING MODE: Suspension Feeder
HABITAT: Infaunal
Sources:
Cox, L. R. et al. 1969. Bivalvia, in R. C. Moore ed., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N, Mollusca 6, Volume 2. The University of Kansas and Geological Society of America. 1224 pp.
