Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Bivalves
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
()
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
()
- Order:
Veneroida
()
- H. & A. Adams, 1856
- Superfamily:
Tellinoidea
()
- Superfamily:
Tellinoidea
(
- Order:
Veneroida
(
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
(
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Similar Species
Members of the genus Abra
There are approximately 57 species in this genus:
A. aequalis (Atlantic Abra) · A. alba (White Abra Clam) · A. alba var. renieri · A. allea · A. angulata · A. antwerpiensis · A. bosqueti · A. boysu · A. brasiliana · A. californica · A. cygnea · A. deshayesi · A. deutera · A. deuterea · A. elegans · A. equalis · A. exigua · A. fujitai · A. infans · A. kurodai · A. kyurokusimana · A. lamellosa · A. lehmanni · A. lioica (Smooth Abra) · A. longicallis (Long Abra) · A. longicallis americana (Long Abra) · A. longicallis longicallis · A. longicallus · A. lunella · A. maxima · A. nitens · A. nitida · A. ovata · A. pacifica · A. pakistanica · A. palmeri · A. pectorosa · A. petropolitana · A. prisma · A. prismatica · A. profundorum · A. reflexa · A. regularis · A. segmentum · A. sibogai · A. sorgenfreii · A. soyoae · A. spec · A. splendens · A. subreflexa · A. tellinoides · A. tenuis · A. tenuis var. bielziana (Montagu, 1803) · A. tepocana · A. triangulata · A. truncata · A. uruguayensis
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Further Reading
- Det Kongelige Norske videnskabers selskabs skrifter. Trondhjem: Aktietrykkeriet, -1969. DAN url p. 12, p. 136, p. 16, p. 17, p. 208, p. 33, p. 39, p. 421, p. 498, p. 65, p. 69, p. 9.
- Ecological animal geography; an authorized, rewritten edition based on Tiergeographie auf ockologischer grundlage / by Richard Hesse prepared by W. C. Allee and Karl P. Schmidt New York: J. Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 1937. ENG url p. 192, p. 194, p. 557.
- Journal of shellfish research. [S.l.: National Shellfisheries Association, 1981- url p. 725.
- Naturhistorisk tidsskrift. Kjobenhavn. url p. 422.
- Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne / udgives af den Physiographiske forening i Christiania. Christiania [Oslo]: Johan Dahl, 1836-1934. NOR url p. 357.
- The Nautilus. [Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc.] ENG url p. 56.
- The depths of the ocean: a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic / by Sir John Murray and Dr. Johan Hjort; with contributions from Prof London: Macmillan, 1912. ENG url p. 482.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 2, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- GBIF-Sweden: Bugs (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
- GBIF-Sweden: Invertebrates (GBIF-SE:SMNH)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Biogeography Scheldt Estuary
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: BioMar
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Histroical benthic dredge samples from the southern baltic and the North Sea
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: MedOBIS
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
- NLBIF: Natural History Museum Rotterdam (NMR)
- NLBIF: Zoological Museum Amsterdam - Noordzee
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Marine Benthic Fauna List, Læsø, Denmark
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Marine benthic dataset (version 1) commissioned by UKOOA
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Marine Conservation Society - Seasearch Marine Surveys
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2693527
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-81314
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13551108
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 81314
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 512681
