Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Semelidae

Abra uruguayensis (Pilsbry, 1897)

Range: 35°S to 35°S; 55°W
Depth: 5.5 to 180 m
Maximum Reported Size: 16 mm

Synonymy

Semele uruguayensis Pilsbry, 1897
Syndosmya uruguayensis (Pilsbry, 1897)
Syndesmya uruguayensis (Pilsbry, 1897)
Abra patagonica Ihering, 1907

Details

Semele (Abra?) uruguayensis Pilsbry, 1897b, p. 293, pl. 7, figs. 27-29
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Maldonado Bay, Uruguay, 3-6 fathoms
Range: 35°S to 35°S; 55°W
Depth: 5.5 to 180 m
Maximum Reported Size: 9.5 mm
Distribution: Uruguay, Argentina: Buenos Aires
References: Pilsbry (1897b) dNSEWM
Comments: Nude name in Pilsbry (1897a), p. 9.
Combining Genera: Syndesmya Syndosmya

Abra patagonica Ihering, 1907, p. 316-317, pl. 12, figs. 82a-b
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Formation patagonienne inférieure de Camarones [Chubut Province, Argentina]
Maximum Reported Size: 16 mm
References: Ihering (1907) M

Partial List of References

Ihering, H. von. 1907. Les Mollusques fossiles du Tertiare et du Crétacé Supérieur de l'Argentine Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires (3)7 xiii + 611 pp., 18 pls.
Pilsbry, H. A. 1897. New species of mollusks from Uruguay Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 49 290-298, pls. 6-7. [True date: 18 Jun 1897.]

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