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Abra (bivalve)

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.

They are considered an important food source for flat fish.

Species

Species within the genus Abra include:

Synonyms

  • Abra bella <small>Conrad, 1875</small>: synonym of Semele bellastriata <small>(Conrad, 1837)</small>
  • Abra brasiliana [sic]: synonym of Abra braziliensis <small>(E. A. Smith, 1885)</small> (misspelling)
  • Abra cadabra <small>Eames & Wilkins, 1957</small>: synonym of Theora mesopotamica <small>(Annandale, 1918)</small>
  • Abra fragilis <small>Risso, 1826</small>: synonym of Abra prismatica <small>(Montagu, 1808)</small>
  • Abra intermedia <small>(W. Thompson, 1845)</small>: synonym of Abra nitida <small>(O. F. Müller, 1776)</small>
  • Abra isosceles <small>(Hedley, 1909)</small>: synonym of Semele isosceles <small>Hedley, 1909</small>
  • Abra kanamarui <small>Kuroda, 1951</small>: synonym of Abra lunella <small>(A. Gould, 1861)</small> 5junior subjective synonym)
  • Abra kraemmeri <small>Nicklès, 1955</small>: synonym of Abra pilsbryi <small>(Dautzenberg, 1912)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
  • Abra kurodai <small>Habe, 1961</small>: synonym of Abra fujitai <small>Habe, 1958</small> ( junior subjective synonym)
  • Abra lactea <small>(Dunker, 1861)</small> : synonym of Iacra seychellarum <small>(A. Adams, 1856)</small>
  • Abra longicallis <small>(R. A. Philippi, 1844)</small>: synonym of Abra longicallus <small>(Scacchi, 1835)</small> (unaccepted > unjustified emendation of Abra longicallus <small>(Scacchi, 1835)</small>)
  • Abra maxima <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)</small>: synonym of Abra philippinensis <small>(E. A. Smith, 1885)</small>
  • Abra milaschevichi <small>Nevesskaja, 1963</small>: synonym of Abra prismatica <small>(Montagu, 1808)</small>
  • Abra nuculiformis <small>Conrad, 1867</small>: synonym of Abra aequalis <small>(Say, 1822)</small>
  • Abra ovata <small>(R. A. Philippi, 1836)</small>: synonym of Abra segmentum <small>(Récluz, 1843)</small> (junior homonym)
  • Abra pacifica <small>Dall, 1915</small>: synonym of Cumingia pacifica <small>(Dall, 1915</small>) (original combination)
  • † Abra patagonica <small>Ihering, 1907</small>: synonym of Abra uruguayensis <small>(Pilsbry, 1897)</small>
  • Abra petiti <small>(Dautzenberg, 1923)</small>: synonym of Iacra petiti <small>Dautzenberg, 1923</small>
  • Abra renieri <small>(Bronn, 1831)</small>: synonym of Abra alba <small>(W. Wood, 1802)</small>
  • Abra segmentina <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856</small>: synonym of Abra segmentum <small>(Récluz, 1843)</small>
  • Abra seychellarum <small>(A. Adams, 1856)</small>: synonym of Iacra seychellarum <small>(A. Adams, 1856)</small>
  • Abra sinica <small>F.-S. Xu, 1996</small>: synonym of Moerella jedoensis <small>(Lischke, 1872)</small> : synonym of Moerella hilaris <small>(Hanley, 1844)</small>
  • Abra skinoshitai [sic]: synonym of Abra kinoshitai <small>(Kuroda & Habe, 1958)</small> (misspelling)
  • Abra trotteriana <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)</small>: synonym of Iacra trotteriana <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)</small> (superseded combination)

References

  • Habe T. (1952). Genera of Japanese shells. Pelecypoda No. 3. Pp.&nbsp;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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