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Abra Lamarck, 1818
138474 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138474)
accepted
Genus
Mactra tenuis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Abra tenuis (Montagu, 1803) (type by subsequent designation)
Abra (Abra) Lamarck, 1818 · alternative representation
Abrina T. Habe, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lutricularia Monterosato, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Orixa Leach, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Semele (Abra) Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Semele (Syndosmya) Récluz, 1843 · unaccepted
Syndesmya [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Syndesmya (Abra) Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Syndesmya (Lutricularia) Monterosato, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Syndosmya Récluz, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Abra aegyptiaca P. G. Oliver & Zuschin, 2000
- Species Abra aequalis (Say, 1822)
- Species Abra affinis E. A. Smith, 1899
- Species Abra africana Bartsch, 1915
- Species Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
- Species Abra americana A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898
- Species Abra braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Abra californica Knudsen, 1970
- Species Abra chuni (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
- Species Abra cistula (Melvill, 1907)
- Species Abra convexior E. A. Smith, 1895
- Species Abra demosia (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906)
- Species Abra elata Nicklès, 1955
- Species Abra exigua (H. Adams, 1862)
- Species Abra fragillima (Issel, 1869)
- Species Abra fujitai T. Habe, 1958
- Species Abra grimaldii (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906)
- Species Abra inanis Prashad, 1932
- Species Abra infans (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Abra intesi Cosel, 1995
- Species Abra jarli Nicklès, 1955
- Species Abra kinoshitai (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1958)
- Species Abra kyurokusimana (Nomura & Hatai, 1940)
- Species Abra lecointrei Nicklès, 1955
- Species Abra lioica (Dall, 1881)
- Species Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1835)
- Species Abra longidentata M. Huber, 2015
- Species Abra lunella (A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Abra palmeri Dall, 1915
- Species Abra philippinensis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Abra pilsbryi (Dautzenberg, 1912)
- Species Abra pini Cosel, 1995
- Species Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808)
- Species Abra profundorum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Abra regularis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Abra salamensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
- Species Abra scarlatoi (Kamenev, 2004)
- Species Abra scotti M. Huber, 2010
- Species Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843)
- Species Abra seurati (E. Lamy, 1906)
- Species Abra siberutensis (Thiele, 1931)
- Species Abra sibogai Prashad, 1932
- Species Abra soyoae T. Habe, 1958
- Species Abra tenuis (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Abra tepocana Dall, 1915
- Species Abra truncata Hedley, 1906
- Species Abra uruguayensis (Pilsbry, 1897)
- Species Abra weberi Prashad, 1932
- Species Abra bella Conrad, 1873 accepted as Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Abra brasiliana [sic] accepted as Abra braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (misspelling)
- Species Abra cadabra Eames & Wilkins, 1957 accepted as Theora mesopotamica (Annandale, 1918)
- Species Abra fragilis Risso, 1826 accepted as Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808) (synonym)
- Species Abra intermedia (W. Thompson, 1845) accepted as Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Abra isosceles (Hedley, 1909) accepted as Semele isosceles Hedley, 1909
- Species Abra kanamarui Kuroda, 1951 accepted as Abra lunella (A. Gould, 1861) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Abra kraemmeri Nicklès, 1955 accepted as Abra pilsbryi (Dautzenberg, 1912) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Abra kurodai T. Habe, 1961 accepted as Abra fujitai T. Habe, 1958 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Abra lactea (Dunker, 1861) accepted as Iacra seychellarum (A. Adams, 1856)
- Species Abra longicallis (R. A. Philippi, 1844) accepted as Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1835) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, unjustified emendation of Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1835))
- Species Abra maxima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) accepted as Abra philippinensis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Abra milashevichi Nevesskaja, 1963 accepted as Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Abra nuculiformis Conrad, 1867 accepted as Abra aequalis (Say, 1822)
- Species Abra ovata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) accepted as Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Abra pacifica Dall, 1915 accepted as Cumingia pacifica (Dall, 1915) (original combination)
- Species Abra petiti (Dautzenberg, 1923) accepted as Iacra petiti Dautzenberg, 1923
- Species Abra renieri (Bronn, 1831) accepted as Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
- Species Abra segmentina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843)
- Species Abra seychellarum (A. Adams, 1856) accepted as Iacra seychellarum (A. Adams, 1856)
- Species Abra sinica F.-S. Xu, 1996 accepted as Moerella jedoensis (Lischke, 1872) accepted as Moerella hilaris (Hanley, 1844) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Abra skinoshitai [sic] accepted as Abra kinoshitai (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1958) (misspelling)
- Species Abra trotteriana (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) accepted as Iacra trotteriana (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Abra (Abra) Lamarck, 1818 represented as Abra Lamarck, 1818
- Species Abra lara W. H. Turton, 1932 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
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. <em>Paris, Deterville.</em> vol 5: 612 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 492 [details]
page(s): 492 [details]
Nomenclature Name attributed by Lamarck to Leach (MS). Established in synonymy but used as valid before 1960.
Nomenclature Name attributed by Lamarck to Leach (MS). Established in synonymy but used as valid before 1960. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Abra Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138474 on 2024-08-27
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original description
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. <em>Paris, Deterville.</em> vol 5: 612 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 492 [details]
original description (of Abrina T. Habe, 1952) Habe T. (1952). <i>Genera of Japanese shells. Pelecypoda No. 3</i>. Pp. 187-278. Published by the author, Kyoto.
page(s): 210 [details]
original description (of Orixa Leach, 1852) 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). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
page(s): 280 [details]
original description (of Lutricularia Monterosato, 1884) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). <i>Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Syndosmya Récluz, 1843) Récluz, C. A. (1843). Monographie du genre <i>Syndosmya</i>. <em>Revue zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 6: 359-369., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2271434 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record 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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
redescription 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. [details]
page(s): 492 [details]
original description (of Abrina T. Habe, 1952) Habe T. (1952). <i>Genera of Japanese shells. Pelecypoda No. 3</i>. Pp. 187-278. Published by the author, Kyoto.
page(s): 210 [details]
original description (of Orixa Leach, 1852) 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). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
page(s): 280 [details]
original description (of Lutricularia Monterosato, 1884) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). <i>Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Syndosmya Récluz, 1843) Récluz, C. A. (1843). Monographie du genre <i>Syndosmya</i>. <em>Revue zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 6: 359-369., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2271434 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record 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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
redescription 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. [details]
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Nomenclature Name attributed by Lamarck to Leach (MS). Established in synonymy but used as valid before 1960. [details]From other sources
Classification in family Scrobiculariidae [details]