Genus Abra Lamarck, 1818
Compiler and date details
2011 - Philippe Bouchet & Jean-Pierre Rocroi, generic information
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Abra Lamarck, 1818 [Lamarck [ex Leach MS]; Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, 5: 492; Established in synonymy but used as valid before 1960. Habra [Agassiz, 1847, Nomenclator Zoologicus. Index universalis: 1] was suggested to be a more correct spelling, but was not used as valid, and is not an available name].
Type species:
Mactra tenuis Montagu, 1803 by subsequent designation (Herrmannsen, 1846, Indicis generum malacozoorum primordia, 1: 1).
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [116, pl. 56]
Moore, R.C. (ed.) 1969. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part N. Mollusca 6. Bivalvia. Boulder, Colorado & Lawrence, Kansas : Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press Vols 1 & 2 xxxviii + ii, 952 pp. [Vol.1, pp. i-xxxviii + N1-N489; Vol. 2, pp. i-ii + N491-N952] [N637]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 23-Oct-2014 | BIVALVIA | 04-Apr-2016 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | TELLINOIDEA | 25-Jul-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 25-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |