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Abra Lamarck, 1818

138474  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138474)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  9. Cardiida (Order)
  10. Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
  11. Semelidae (Family)
  12. Abra (Genus)
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
Syndesmya [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Syndesmya (Lutricularia) Monterosato, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Syndosmya Récluz, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Abra aegyptiaca P. G. Oliver & Zuschin, 2000
  2. Species Abra aequalis (Say, 1822)
  3. Species Abra affinis E. A. Smith, 1899
  4. Species Abra africana Bartsch, 1915
  5. Species Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
  6. Species Abra americana A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898
  7. Species Abra bosqueti (O. Semper, 1861) †
  8. Species Abra braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  9. Species Abra californica Knudsen, 1970
  10. Species Abra chuni (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
  11. Species Abra cistula (Melvill, 1907)
  12. Species Abra colchica Paramonova, 1993 †
  13. Species Abra convexior E. A. Smith, 1895
  14. Species Abra cytheraeformis Cossmann & Peyrot, 1909 †
  15. Species Abra deltoidea (Deshayes, 1857) †
  16. Species Abra demosia (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906)
  17. Species Abra depressa (Deshayes, 1857) †
  18. Species Abra deshayesi (Bosquet, 1864) †
  19. Species Abra difficilis (Deshayes, 1857) †
  20. Species Abra elata Nicklès, 1955
  21. Species Abra exigua (H. Adams, 1862)
  22. Species Abra exilis (Deshayes, 1857) †
  23. Species Abra fragillima (Issel, 1869)
  24. Species Abra fragosa (Marwick, 1931) †
  25. Species Abra fujitai T. Habe, 1958
  26. Species Abra grimaldii (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906)
  27. Species Abra inanis Prashad, 1932
  28. Species Abra infans (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  29. Species Abra inflata (Laws, 1939) †
  30. Species Abra intesi Cosel, 1995
  31. Species Abra jarli Nicklès, 1955
  32. Species Abra kinoshitai (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1958)
  33. Species Abra kyurokusimana (Nomura & Hatai, 1940)
  34. Species Abra lamberti (Deshayes, 1857) †
  35. Species Abra lecointrei Nicklès, 1955
  36. Species Abra lioica (Dall, 1881)
  37. Species Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1835)
  38. Species Abra longidentata M. Huber, 2015
  39. Species Abra lunella (A. Gould, 1861)
  40. Species Abra macrodonta (Deshayes, 1857) †
  41. Species Abra marshalli (H. J. Finlay, 1927) †
  42. Species Abra media (Deshayes, 1857) †
  43. Species Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776)
  44. Species Abra obtusa (Deshayes, 1857) †
  45. Species Abra palmeri Dall, 1915
  46. Species Abra parabilis (Zhizhchenko, 1934) †
  47. Species Abra philippinensis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  48. Species Abra pilsbryi (Dautzenberg, 1912)
  49. Species Abra pini Cosel, 1995
  50. Species Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808)
  51. Species Abra profundorum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  52. Species Abra pusilla (Lamarck, 1806) †
  53. Species Abra recluzii (Deshayes, 1857) †
  54. Species Abra reflexa (Eichwald, 1830) †
  55. Species Abra regularis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  56. Species Abra salamensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
  57. Species Abra scarlatoi (Kamenev, 2004)
  58. Species Abra scotti M. Huber, 2010
  59. Species Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843)
  60. Species Abra seurati (E. Lamy, 1906)
  61. Species Abra siberutensis (Thiele, 1931)
  62. Species Abra sibogai Prashad, 1932
  63. Species Abra soyoae T. Habe, 1958
  64. Species Abra striatula (Deshayes, 1857) †
  65. Species Abra suessoniensis (Deshayes, 1857) †
  66. Species Abra tellinoides (Sinzow, 1884) †
  67. Species Abra tenuis (Montagu, 1803)
  68. Species Abra tepocana Dall, 1915
  69. Species Abra truncata Hedley, 1906
  70. Species Abra uruguayensis (Pilsbry, 1897)
  71. Species Abra vouastensis Périer, 1941 †
  72. Species Abra weberi Prashad, 1932
  73. Species Abra bella Conrad, 1873 accepted as Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  74. Species Abra brasiliana [sic] accepted as Abra braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (misspelling)
  75. Species Abra cadabra Eames & Wilkins, 1957 accepted as Theora mesopotamica (Annandale, 1918)
  76. Species Abra fragilis Risso, 1826 accepted as Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808) (synonym)
  77. Species Abra intermedia (W. Thompson, 1845) accepted as Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
  78. Species Abra isosceles (Hedley, 1909) accepted as Semele isosceles Hedley, 1909
  79. Species Abra kanamarui Kuroda, 1951 accepted as Abra lunella (A. Gould, 1861) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  80. Species Abra kraemmeri Nicklès, 1955 accepted as Abra pilsbryi (Dautzenberg, 1912) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  81. Species Abra kurodai T. Habe, 1961 accepted as Abra fujitai T. Habe, 1958 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  82. Species Abra lactea (Dunker, 1861) accepted as Iacra seychellarum (A. Adams, 1856)
  83. Species Abra longicallis (R. A. Philippi, 1844) accepted as Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1835) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, unjustified emendation of Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1835))
  84. Species Abra maxima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) accepted as Abra philippinensis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  85. Species Abra milashevichi Nevesskaja, 1963 accepted as Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  86. Species Abra nuculiformis Conrad, 1867 accepted as Abra aequalis (Say, 1822)
  87. Species Abra ovata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) accepted as Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  88. Species Abra pacifica Dall, 1915 accepted as Cumingia pacifica (Dall, 1915) (original combination)
  89. Species Abra patagonica Ihering, 1907 † accepted as Abra uruguayensis (Pilsbry, 1897)
  90. Species Abra petiti (Dautzenberg, 1923) accepted as Iacra petiti Dautzenberg, 1923
  91. Species Abra renieri (Bronn, 1831) accepted as Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
  92. Species Abra scythica (Sokolov, 1899) † accepted as Abra alba scythica (Sokolov, 1899) † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  93. Species Abra segmentina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 accepted as Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843)
  94. Species Abra seychellarum (A. Adams, 1856) accepted as Iacra seychellarum (A. Adams, 1856)
  95. Species Abra sinica F.-S. Xu, 1996 accepted as Moerella jedoensis (Lischke, 1872) accepted as Moerella hilaris (Hanley, 1844) (junior subjective synonym)
  96. Species Abra skinoshitai [sic] accepted as Abra kinoshitai (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1958) (misspelling)
  97. Species Abra trotteriana (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) accepted as Iacra trotteriana (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  98. Subgenus Abra (Abra) Lamarck, 1818 represented as Abra Lamarck, 1818
    1. Species Abra (Abra) petropolitana Stenzel, 1957 † represented as Abra petropolitana Stenzel, 1957 †
  99. Species Abra lara W. H. Turton, 1932 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  100. Species Abra petropolitana Stenzel, 1957 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  101. Species Abra subreflexa (Conrad, 1834) † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
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. (2025). MolluscaBase. Abra Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138474 on 2025-04-23
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2012-09-22 18:52:20Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2020-01-10 18:05:52Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2024-01-11 08:57:20Z
changed
Vinarski, Maxim

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Nomenclature

original description Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , 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] 

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] 

Taxonomy

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] 

Other

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] 

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] 

 
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Nomenclature Name attributed by Lamarck to Leach (MS). Established in synonymy but used as valid before 1960.  [details]

Unreviewed
Classification in family Scrobiculariidae [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abra) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Orixa) (from synonym Orixa Leach, 1852)
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flat flat furrow-shell
flat flat furrow-shell
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Abra tenuis
Abra tenuis
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