Anatomy and behavior of Laternula elliptica, a keystone species of the Antarctic benthos (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata: Laternulidae)
Laternula elliptica (P.P.King, 1832) is the sole representative of the anomalodesmatan family Laternulidae and the largest bivalve in the Antarctic and Subantarctic.A keystone species of the regional benthic communities, it has reached model status, having been studied in hundreds of scientific works across many biological disciplines.In contrast,