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White abra

Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The white abra (Abra alba) is a species in the family Semelidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the white abra

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the white abra live?

Not recorded

Is the white abra endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the white abra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familySemelidae
  6. genusAbra
  7. SpeciesAbra alba (W. Wood, 1802)

Synonyms Abra renieri, Amphidesma boysiana, Erycina renierii, Erycina tumida, Mactra alba, Mactra boysii, Scrobicularia alba, Scrobicularia alba var. oblonga, Syndesmya alba, Syndesmya alba var. apesa, Syndesmya alba var. curta, Syndesmya renieri, Syndosmya alba, Syndosmya alba var. major, Syndosmya apelina, Syndosmya occitanica, Tellina pellucida, Tellina semidentata

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • White furrow shellEnglish
  • White furrow-shellEnglish
  • hvid pebermuslingDanish
  • weiße PfeffermuschelGerman
  • telline blancheFrench
  • witte dunschaalDutch
  • Абра белаяRussian
  • abra bielaSlovak
  • vit pepparmusslaSwedish
  • kleine PfeffermuschelGerman
  • syndesmye blancheFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white abra

Other species in the same genus Abra.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the white abra?

The white abra (Abra alba) belongs to the family Semelidae in the order Cardiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White abra (Abra alba). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-abra

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{white_abra_2026,
  title = {White abra (Abra alba)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-abra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}