Abra alba

Abra alba
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Superfamily:	Tellinoidea
Family:	Semelidae
Genus:	Abra
Species:	A. alba
Binomial name
	Abra alba; (W.Wood, 1802)
Synonyms
	Amphidesma boysiana Leach in Gray, 1852; Erycina renieri Philippi, 1836; Erycina tumida Brusina, 1865; Mactra alba W. Wood, 1802; Mactra boysii Montagu, 1803; Syndosmya apelina Récluz, 1843; Syndosmya occitanica Récluz in Chenu, 1844; Tellina pellucida Brocchi, 1814; Tellina semidentata Scacchi, 1833 ;

Abra alba, or the white furrow shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Semelidae. It occurs in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where it lives on the floor in shallow areas buried in soft sediments.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802). World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 8, 2011.