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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Abra alba (Wood W., 1802) Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 10-15 m, 22.02.2010), actual size 10.3 mm.
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.
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
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Oostende
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - De Panne
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - British Isles
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Wenduine
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Wimereux
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Ukrainian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Zeebrugge
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Oostduinkerke
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - De Haan
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Italy - Western Mediterranean
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Swedish part of the Skagerrak
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Ghar El Melh lagoon
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Tunis Lagoon
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Boughrara Lagoon
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - North Coast of Tunisia
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Gulf of Gabès
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Monastir
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Tunis Gulf
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Turkish part of the Black Sea
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Marmara Sea
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Turkish part of the Aegean Sea
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Bosporus
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Dardanelles
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Madeiran Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Noratlántica
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina del Estrecho y Alborán
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Sudatlántica
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Canaria
Distribution for Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Levantino-Balear
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 105
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 141433
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 105
Taxon Description AMBI ecological group for Taxon denoted by name 141433
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 105
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Taxon Description Feeding method for Taxon denoted by name 141433
Specification Context: Life stage adult
Specification Context: Unit cm
Specification Context: Type minimum
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Type unknown
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Calcareous
Specification Context: Food source 734085