Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
type: TaxonName
type: Label
aphia ID: 141433
scientific name ID: 141433
scientific name ID: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141433
scientific name: Abra alba
authorship: (W. Wood, 1802)
scientific name authorship: (W. Wood, 1802)
full scientific name: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
scientific name: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141433 on 2026-03-21
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is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/67
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3201
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5275
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/2565
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3123
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3731
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/8131
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/9018
has status: accepted
is of rank: Species
taxon rank: Species
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/39880
source: Italiens Tertiär-Gebilde und deren organische Einschlüsse
source: Observations on the hinges of British Bivalve shells
source: Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures
source: Conchiglie dalmate inedite
source: Monographie du genre Syndosmya
source: Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Tomo primo
source: Osservazioni Zoologiche. Napoli, Tipi della Società Tipografica. 1: 1-12 [February]; 2: 13-27 [May]
source: British conchology. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst
source: Additions to 'British Conchology' [Part 1]
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/285314
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/341014
source: 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.
source: Suivi pluriannuel du peuplement � Abra alba dans la partie m�ridionale de la Mer du Nord (r�gion de Dunkerque-France)
source: 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.
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164127
source: Post-larval development of the tellinacean bivalves Abra alba, Tellina fabula and Donax vittatus (Mollusca, Bivalvia), with reference to the late larva
source: Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/181518
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/537341
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/539639
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/539643
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has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/540600
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/828053
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/828055
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/751328
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/752368
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/752717
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has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/753739
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/543791
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has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/1342280
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/543944
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/543959
denotes: Taxon
  type: Concept
  has accepted name: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
  has habitat: marine
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/181518
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/537341
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/539639
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  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/752717
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/1752810
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  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/753739
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/543791
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/543795
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/1342280
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/543944
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/543959
  is subject of: Abra alba (Wood W., 1802) Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 10-15 m, 22.02.2010), actual size 10.3 mm.
  is subject of: Massive beaching white furrow shell
  is subject of: Picture of Abra alba
  is subject of: Abra alba
  is subject of: Witte dunschaal
  is subject of: Eben (1884, plaat 7)
  is subject of: white furrow shell
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - European waters (ERMS scope)
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Oostende
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - De Panne
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - British Isles
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Wenduine
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Wimereux
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Ukrainian Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Zeebrugge
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Oostduinkerke
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - De Haan
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Italy - Western Mediterranean
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Swedish part of the Skagerrak
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Ghar El Melh lagoon
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Tunis Lagoon
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Boughrara Lagoon
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - North Coast of Tunisia
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Gulf of Gabès
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Monastir
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Tunis Gulf
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Turkish part of the Black Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Marmara Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Turkish part of the Aegean Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Bosporus
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Dardanelles
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Madeiran Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Noratlántica
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina del Estrecho y Alborán
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Sudatlántica
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
  has distribution: Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone

accepted
type: Concept
type: Status
definition: Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
taxonomic status: accepted
nomenclatural status: valid

Species
type: Concept
type: Rank

https://aphia.org/id/source/39880
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
title: 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., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray)
bibliographic citation: 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., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray).
source: bhl.title.13170
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1852

Italiens Tertiär-Gebilde und deren organische Einschlüsse
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Bronn, H. G. (1831). Italiens Tertiär-Gebilde und deren organische Einschlüsse. Karl Groos, Heidelberg, xii + 176 pp., 1 pl.
source: bhl.title.59236
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1831

Observations on the hinges of British Bivalve shells
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Wood W. 1802. Observations on the hinges of British Bivalve shells. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 6: 154-176, pl. 14-18.
source: j.1096-3642.1802.tb00479.x
date published: 1802

Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16.
source: bhl.title.33927
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1803

Conchiglie dalmate inedite
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Brusina, S. (1865). Conchiglie dalmate inedite. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-königlichen Zoologisch-botanisch Gesellschaft in Wien. 15: 3-42.
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1865

Monographie du genre Syndosmya
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Récluz, C. A. (1843). Monographie du genre Syndosmya. Revue zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne. 6: 359-369.
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1843

Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Tomo primo
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Brocchi, G. B. (1814). Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Tomo primo. pp. 1-56, I-LXXV, 1-240. Milano, Stamperia Reale.
source: bhl.title.11569
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1814

Osservazioni Zoologiche. Napoli, Tipi della Società Tipografica. 1: 1-12 [February]; 2: 13-27 [May]
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Scacchi, A. (1833). Osservazioni Zoologiche. Napoli, Tipi della Società Tipografica. 1: 1-12 [February]; 2: 13-27 [May].
source: bhl.title.51802
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1833

British conchology. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). British conchology. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst.
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1862

Additions to 'British Conchology' [Part 1]
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Marshall, J. T. (1893-1894). Additions to 'British Conchology' [Part 1]. Journal of Conchology. 7: 241-265 [October 1893], 379-385 [April 1894].
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1893

https://aphia.org/id/source/285314
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
title: Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”.
bibliographic citation: Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke. 35 pp.
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/242765
date published: 2013

https://aphia.org/id/source/341014
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy.

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.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: 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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/61241
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 2001

Suivi pluriannuel du peuplement � Abra alba dans la partie m�ridionale de la Mer du Nord (r�gion de Dunkerque-France)
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Dewarumez, J. M., Quisthoudt, C. and Richard, A. 1986. Suivi pluriannuel du peuplement a Abra alba dans la partie meridionale de la Mer du Nord (region du Dunkerque-France). Hydrobiologia 142: 1870-1197.
source: https://www.doi.org/10.1007/bf00026758
date published: 1986

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.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: 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.
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/215405
date published: 2010

https://aphia.org/id/source/164127
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: 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.
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/218529
date published: 2011

Post-larval development of the tellinacean bivalves Abra alba, Tellina fabula and Donax vittatus (Mollusca, Bivalvia), with reference to the late larva
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Webb C.M. (1986). Post-larval development of the tellinacean bivalves Abra alba, Tellina fabula and Donax vittatus (Mollusca, Bivalvia), with reference to the late larva. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 66: 749-762.
source: s0025315400042338
date published: 1986

Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
source: fft48
date published: 2019

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type: vernacularName
vernacular name: hvid pebermusling
language: dan
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https://aphia.org/id/vernacular-name/4959
type: vernacularName
vernacular name: witte dunschaal
language: nld
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2
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https://aphia.org/id/vernacular-name/97413
type: vernacularName
vernacular name: white abra
language: eng
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/275941

https://aphia.org/id/vernacular-name/4877
type: vernacularName
vernacular name: white furrow shell
language: eng
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/83

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type: vernacularName
vernacular name: white furrow-shell
language: eng
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type: vernacularName
vernacular name: syndesmye blanche
language: fra
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/9234

https://aphia.org/id/vernacular-name/14456
type: vernacularName
vernacular name: telline blanche
language: fra
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/123768

https://aphia.org/id/vernacular-name/4878
type: vernacularName
vernacular name: kleine Pfeffermuschel
language: deu
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/83

https://aphia.org/id/vernacular-name/4960
type: vernacularName
vernacular name: weiße Pfeffermuschel
language: deu
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/83

Abra alba (Wood W., 1802) Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 10-15 m, 22.02.2010), actual size 10.3 mm.
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
rights holder: Antit, Mouna
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2013-02-05 13:03:49.443

Massive beaching white furrow shell
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
format: JPEG
created: 2020-03-11 12:38:10.120

Picture of Abra alba
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
rights holder: https://marineinfo.org/id/person/127
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
description: Taken with Axiocam (Zeiss) camera mounted on a Zeiss Stemi C-2000 binocular microscope. This species was sampled on the Belgian Continental Shelf in 1997.
created: 2004-06-17 10:35:18.180

Abra alba
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
rights holder: https://marineinfo.org/id/person/10599
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2007-10-24 11:43:35.350

Witte dunschaal
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
rights holder: https://marineinfo.org/id/person/706
format: JPEG
created: 2010-10-21 11:41:09.260

Abra alba
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
rights holder: https://marineinfo.org/id/person/706
format: JPEG
created: 2010-10-21 12:06:47.350

Witte dunschaal
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
rights holder: https://marineinfo.org/id/person/706
format: JPEG
created: 2010-10-21 12:15:59.570

Eben (1884, plaat 7)
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
rights holder: Anoniem in Eben (1884)
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: JPEG
created: 2012-07-25 10:01:30.520

white furrow shell
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
format: JPEG
created: 2020-03-11 12:38:15.680

Abra alba
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
rights holder: Kapeller, Rudolf
format: JPEG
description: Find more information about this species at: https://www.rkapeller.eu/species.html?MM_Abra_alba Click here for the database with determination key for European mollusks
created: 2023-03-17 00:24:55.013

Abra alba
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
rights holder: Kapeller, Rudolf
format: JPEG
description: Find more information about this species at: https://www.rkapeller.eu/species.html?MM_Abra_alba Click here for the database with determination key for European mollusks
created: 2023-03-17 00:25:01.123

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - European waters (ERMS scope)
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7130
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7130
source: 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.

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/61

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/755

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Oostende
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1661

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Oostende
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1648

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - De Panne
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/92
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/92
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1088

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - British Isles
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3140
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3140
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5668
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5668
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/705

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5668
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5668
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/83

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5668
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5668
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1116

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Wenduine
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/14274
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/14274
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/758

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Wimereux
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/979
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/979
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/9269

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Ukrainian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5695
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5695
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/43140

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/132965

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/132964

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3293
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/132916

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Zeebrugge
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2551
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/2551
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/138607

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Oostduinkerke
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/14804
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/14804
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/138623

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - De Haan
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/69
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/69
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/138631

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Oostduinkerke
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/14804
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/14804
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/138707

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Oostduinkerke
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/14804
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/14804
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/138809

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Italy - Western Mediterranean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/64213
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/64213

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5681
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5681
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/149068

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8361
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8361
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/149079

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Swedish part of the Skagerrak
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25228
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25228
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/165516

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Ghar El Melh lagoon
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26716
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26716
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164127

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Tunis Lagoon
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26746
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26746
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164127

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Boughrara Lagoon
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26707
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26707
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164127

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - North Coast of Tunisia
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26734
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26734
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164071

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Gulf of Gabès
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3879
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3879
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164132

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Monastir
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26040
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26040
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164062

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Tunis Gulf
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3883
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3883
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164068

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Tunis Gulf
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3883
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3883
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/164068

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Turkish part of the Black Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25206
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25206
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/225307

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Marmara Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3369
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3369
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/225307

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Turkish part of the Aegean Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25624
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25624
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/225307

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25191
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25191
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/225307

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Bosporus
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3725
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3725
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/225307

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Dardanelles
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3721
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/3721
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/225307

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Madeiran Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8363
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8363
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/142480

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Noratlántica
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62657
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62657
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/221116

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina del Estrecho y Alborán
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62660
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62660
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/167366

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Sudatlántica
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62658
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62658
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/167366

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25179
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25179
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/476281

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5685
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5685
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/124514

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Canaria
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62661
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62661
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/199899

Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Levantino-Balear
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62659
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/62659
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/405890

Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 105
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
has taxon characteristic: functional-group
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/105
has value: benthos

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 141433
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit cm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type minimum
has extra specification: Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has value: 1

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 141433
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit cm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type maximum
has extra specification: Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has value: 2

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 141433
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit cm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type maximum
has extra specification: Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has value: 2.5

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 141433
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit cm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type unknown
has extra specification: Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has value: 2.5

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 141433
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit cm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type maximum
has extra specification: Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has value: 5

Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 105
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Structure Solid
has extra specification: Specification Context: Composition Calcareous
has taxon characteristic: supporting-structure-enclosure
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/105
has value: exoskeleton

Taxon Description AMBI ecological group for Taxon denoted by name 141433
type: TaxonDescription
has taxon characteristic: ambi-ecological-group
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has value: tolerant-to-disturbance

Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 105
type: TaxonDescription
has taxon characteristic: body-size-qualitative
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/105
has value: medium-body-size-2-to-200mm

Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
type: TaxonDescription
has taxon characteristic: nomenclature-code
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/2
has value: iczn

Taxon Description Feeding method for Taxon denoted by name 141433
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Food source 734085
has taxon characteristic: feeding-method
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
has value: filter-feeder

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Unit cm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: centimeter

Specification Context: Type minimum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: minimum

Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: locality-mrgid
has value: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1920

Specification Context: Unit cm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: centimeter

Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: maximum

Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: locality-mrgid
has value: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1920

Specification Context: Unit cm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: centimeter

Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: maximum

Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: locality-mrgid
has value: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1920

Specification Context: Unit cm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: centimeter

Specification Context: Type unknown
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: unknown

Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: locality-mrgid
has value: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1920

Specification Context: Unit cm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: centimeter

Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: maximum

Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: locality-mrgid
has value: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1920

Specification Context: Structure Solid
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: structure
has value: solid

Specification Context: Composition Calcareous
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: composition
has value: calcareous

Specification Context: Food source 734085
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: food-source
has value: 734085