Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf
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Macrobel taxon detailsAbra alba (W. Wood, 1802)
 141433 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141433)
accepted
Species
marine
(of ) Wood W. 1802. Observations on the hinges of British Bivalve shells. <i>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London</i>, 6: 154-176, pl. 14-18. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/758287
page(s): p. 165, pl. 16 fig. 9-12 [details] Available for editors 
Description Small (up to 25mm long), thin and fragile shell. Oval shape, rather flat with thin concentric growth
lines. The shells are...
Description Small (up to 25mm long), thin and fragile shell. Oval shape, rather flat with thin concentric growth lines. The shells are shiny white and somehow transparent. Abra alba lives rather deep in the bottom and feeds on sediment by means of long, individually separated stretchable siphons. [details] Distribution During both periods Abra alba is a common species in the near-coastal zone. The species is only rarely found further than...
Distribution During both periods Abra alba is a common species in the near-coastal zone. The species is only rarely found further than 30 km off the coast. Abra alba locally reaches very high densities: up to about 14,000 ind./m2 in the 1976-1986 period and appr. 5,000 ind./m2 in the 1994-2001 period. The highest densities are observed near the western coastal zone in both periods. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802). Accessed through: Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf (Macrobel) at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141433 on 2024-04-18
Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf (Macrobel). Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141433 on 2024-04-18
original description
(of ) Wood W. 1802. Observations on the hinges of British Bivalve shells. <i>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London</i>, 6: 154-176, pl. 14-18. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/758287
page(s): p. 165, pl. 16 fig. 9-12 [details] Available for editors context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] context source (BeRMS 2020) Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy., available online at http://www.vliz.be/projects/inram/imers.php. [details] basis of record 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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] additional source 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00026758 [details] additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (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 Webb C.M. (1986). Post-larval development of the tellinacean bivalves <i>Abra alba</i>, <i>Tellina fabula</i> and <i>Donax vittatus</i> (Mollusca, Bivalvia), with reference to the late larva. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66: 749-762. [details] Available for editors redescription Wood W. 1802. Observations on the hinges of British Bivalve shells. <i>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London</i>, 6: 154-176, pl. 14-18. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/758287 page(s): 165 [details] Available for editors identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. page(s): 679 [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Small (up to 25mm long), thin and fragile shell. Oval shape, rather flat with thin concentric growthlines. The shells are shiny white and somehow transparent. Abra alba lives rather deep in the bottom and feeds on sediment by means of long, individually separated stretchable siphons. [details] Distribution During both periods Abra alba is a common species in the near-coastal zone. The species is only rarely found further than 30 km off the coast. Abra alba locally reaches very high densities: up to about 14,000 ind./m2 in the 1976-1986 period and appr. 5,000 ind./m2 in the 1994-2001 period. The highest densities are observed near the western coastal zone in both periods. [details] Habitat Abra alba can be found in all sediment types. However, the species does tend to prefer (> 50% of the samples) fine-grained sediments with a median grain size between 50 and 250 μm and a mud content of 10-50%. In coarse sediments (median grain size > 300 μm) with a low mud content (< 10%) the A. alba is rather rare. [details]
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland Marine Life Information Network - UK To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (74 publications) To Dyntaxa To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 7 proteins) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales To MNHN Fossil collection (Abra alba (WOOD, 1802); Figuré; F.R11565) To PESI To ITIS |
