Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) 
AphiaID: 141433

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Heterodonta > Euheterodonta > Veneroida > Tellinoidea > Semelidae > Abra

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Abra Lamarck, 1818
Sources		basis of record: Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.  [details] basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details] context source: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Danish hvid pebermusling  [details] Dutch witte dunschaal  [details] English white furrow shell  [details] French syndesmye blanche  [details] French telline blanche  [details] German kleine Pfeffermuschel  [details] German weiße Pfeffermuschel  [details]
Environment		marine
Distribution		Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Boughrara Lagoon [details] British Isles [details] De Haan [details] De Panne [details] Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Ghar El Melh lagoon [details] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Gulf of Gabès [details] Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details] Italy [details] Mediterranean Sea [details] Monastir  [details] North Coast of Tunisia [details] Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Oostduinkerke [details] Oostende [details] Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Tunis Gulf [details] Tunis Lagoon [details] Ukrainian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Wenduine [details] West Africa [details] Wimereux [details] Zeebrugge [details]
Feedingtypes		deposit feeder [details]
Host of		Leptinogaster histrio (Pelseneer, 1929) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links		BIOTIC Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland Marine Life Information Network - UK To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) To CLEMAM To Dyntaxa To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins) To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS
Images		Picture of Abra alba added on 2004-06-17 - author: Hillewaert, Hans qualitystatus: not checked Abra alba added on 2007-10-24 - author: Braeckman, Ulrike qualitystatus: not checked Witte dunschaal added on 2010-10-21 - author: Decleer, Misjel qualitystatus: not checked Abra alba added on 2010-10-21 - author: Decleer, Misjel qualitystatus: checked by Gofas, Serge on 2012-08-16 10:37:09 Witte dunschaal added on 2010-10-21 - author: Decleer, Misjel qualitystatus: not checked Eben (1884, plaat 7) added on 2012-07-25 - author: Anoniem in Eben (1884) scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten qualitystatus: not checked Abra alba added on 2013-01-21 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam () qualitystatus: not checked Abra alba (Wood W., 1802) Spcimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 10-15 m, 22.02.2010), actual size 10.3 mm. added on 2013-02-05 - author: Antit, Mouna qualitystatus: checked by Gofas, Serge on 2013-02-05 13:38:33
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141433
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Gofas, Serge 2010-09-23 10:34:21Z   changed   Huber, Markus
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		Citation: Huber, M.; Gofas, S. (2013). Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141433 on 2013-05-25
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