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Genus of bivalves
Abra
Two complete
shells of
Abra alba , one closed and one open
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Cardiida
Superfamily:
Tellinoidea
Family:
Semelidae
Genus:
Abra Leach in Lamarck, 1818
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Abra (Abra) Lamarck, 1818 · alternate representation
Abrina Habe, 1952
Lutricularia Monterosato, 1884
Orixa Leach, 1852 junior subjective synonym
Semele (Abra) Lamarck, 1818
Semele (Syndosmya) Récluz, 1843
Syndesmya [sic] misspelling
Syndesmya (Abra) Lamarck, 1818
Syndesmya (Lutricularia) Monterosato, 1884 junior subjective synonym
Syndosmya Récluz, 1843 ·
Abra is a
genus of saltwater clams,
marine
bivalve
mollusks in the
family
Semelidae . Members of this genus are mostly under 1.5 centimeters long, and have thin shells which are usually white. These bivalves normally live under the surface of sandy and muddy sediments, in the
neritic zone .
[1]
They are considered an important food source for flat fish.
[2]
Species
Species within the genus Abra include:
Abra aegyptiaca P. G. Oliver & Zuschin, 2000
Abra aequalis (
Say , 1822)
Abra affinis E. A. Smith, 1899
Abra africana Bartsch, 1915
Abra alba (Wood W., 1802)
Abra braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
Abra californica Kundsen, 1970
Abra chuni (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
Abra cistula (Melvill, 1907)
Abra convexior E. A. Smith, 1895
†
Abra cytheraeformis Cossmann & Peyrot, 1909
†
Abra deltoidea (Deshayes, 1857)
Abra demosia (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906)
†
Abra depressa (Deshayes, 1857)
†
Abra deshayesi (Bosquet, 1864)
†
Abra difficilis (Deshayes, 1857)
Abra elata Nicklès, 1955
Abra exigua (H. Adams, 1862)
†
Abra exilis (Deshayes, 1857)
Abra fragillima (Issel, 1869)
†
Abra fragosa (Marwick, 1931)
Abra fujitai Habe, 1958
Abra grimaldii (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906)
Abra inanis Prashad, 1932
Abra infans (E. A. Smith, 1885)
†
Abra inflata (Laws, 1939)
Abra intesi Cosel, 1995
Abra jarli Nicklès, 1955
Abra kinoshitai (Kuroda & Habe, 1958)
Abra kyurokusimana (Nomura & Hatai, 1940)
†
Abra lamberti (Deshayes, 1857)
Abra lecointrei Nicklès, 1955
Abra lioica (
Dall , 1881)
Abra longicallus Sacchi, 1836
Abra longidentata M. Huber, 2015
Abra lunella (A. Gould, 1861)
†
Abra macrodonta (Deshayes, 1857) †
†
Abra marshalli (H. J. Finlay, 1927) †
†
Abra media (Deshayes, 1857)
Abra nitida (O. F. Mueller, 1776)
†
Abra obtusa (Deshayes, 1857)
Abra pacifica
Dall , 1915 : synonym of
Cumingia pacifica (Dall, 1915) (original combination)
Abra palmeri Dall, 1915
Abra philippinensis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
Abra pilsbryi (Dautzenberg, 1912)
Abra pini Cosel, 1995
Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808)
Abra profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885
†
Abra pusilla (Lamarck, 1806)
†
Abra recluzii (Deshayes, 1857)
†
Abra reflexa (Eichwald, 1830)
Abra regularis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
Abra salamensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
Abra scarlatoi (Kamenev, 2004)
Abra scotti M. Huber, 2010
†
Abra scythica (Sokolov, 1899)
Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843)
Abra seurati (E. Lamy, 1906)
Abra siberutensis (Thiele, 1931)
Abra sibogai Prashad, 1932
Abra soyoae Habe, 1958
†
Abra striatula (Deshayes, 1857)
†
Abra suessoniensis (Deshayes, 1857)
Abra tenuis (Montagu, 1818)
Abra tepocana
Dall , 1915
Abra truncata Hedley, 1906
Abra uruguayensis (Pilsbry, 1897)
†
Abra vouastensis Périer, 1941
Abra weberi Prashad, 1932
Synonyms
Abra bella Conrad, 1875 : synonym of
Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837)
Abra brasiliana [sic]: synonym of
Abra braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (misspelling)
Abra cadabra Eames & Wilkins, 1957 : synonym of
Theora mesopotamica (Annandale, 1918)
Abra fragilis Risso, 1826 : synonym of
Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808)
Abra intermedia (W. Thompson, 1845) : synonym of
Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Abra isosceles (Hedley, 1909) : synonym of
Semele isosceles Hedley, 1909
Abra kanamarui Kuroda, 1951 : synonym of
Abra lunella (A. Gould, 1861) 5junior subjective synonym)
Abra kraemmeri Nicklès, 1955 : synonym of
Abra pilsbryi (Dautzenberg, 1912) (junior subjective synonym)
Abra kurodai Habe, 1961 : synonym of
Abra fujitai Habe, 1958 ( junior subjective synonym)
Abra lactea (Dunker, 1861) : synonym of
Iacra seychellarum (A. Adams, 1856)
Abra longicallis (R. A. Philippi, 1844) : synonym of
Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1835) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation of Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1835) )
Abra maxima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) : synonym of
Abra philippinensis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
Abra milaschevichi Nevesskaja, 1963 : synonym of
Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808)
Abra nuculiformis Conrad, 1867 : synonym of
Abra aequalis (Say, 1822)
Abra ovata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) : synonym of
Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843) (junior homonym)
Abra pacifica Dall, 1915 : synonym of
Cumingia pacifica (Dall, 1915 ) (original combination)
† Abra patagonica Ihering, 1907 : synonym of
Abra uruguayensis (Pilsbry, 1897)
Abra petiti (Dautzenberg, 1923) : synonym of
Iacra petiti Dautzenberg, 1923
Abra renieri (Bronn, 1831) : synonym of
Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
Abra segmentina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 : synonym of
Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843)
Abra seychellarum (A. Adams, 1856) : synonym of
Iacra seychellarum (A. Adams, 1856)
Abra sinica F.-S. Xu, 1996 : synonym of Moerella jedoensis (Lischke, 1872) : synonym of
Moerella hilaris (Hanley, 1844)
Abra skinoshitai [sic]: synonym of
Abra kinoshitai (Kuroda & Habe, 1958) (misspelling)
Abra trotteriana (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) : synonym of
Iacra trotteriana (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) (
superseded combination )
References
^ Barrett, J. & C. M. Yonge (1958) Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore. Collins, London
^ Rees, H.L. and Dare. P.J (1993)Sources of mortality and associated life-cycle traits of selected benthic species: a review. Fisheries Research Data Report No. 33, Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft.
Habe T. (1952). Genera of Japanese shells. Pelecypoda No. 3. Pp. 187–278. Published by the author, Kyoto.
Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp
External links
Lamarck, J.B. (1818). [volume 5 of Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, préséntant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; precedes d'une Introduction offrant la determination des caracteres essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du vegetal et desautres corps naturels, enfin, l'Exposition des Principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. Paris, Deterville. vol 5: 612 pp.]
Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp. (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray).
Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp.
Récluz, C. A. (1843). Monographie du genre Syndosmya. Revue zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne. 6: 359–369
Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. Revista peruana de biología. 23(2), 127–150
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213
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