Abra (bivalve)

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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]

Abra
Two complete shells of Abra alba, one closed and one open
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Semelidae
Genus: Abra
Leach in Lamarck, 1818
Species

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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 ·

They are considered an important food source for flat fish.[2]

Species

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Species within the genus Abra include:

Synonyms

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Barrett, J. & C. M. Yonge (1958) Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore. Collins, London
  2. ^ 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
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