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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Semelidae

Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1835)


Range: 68°N to 4°S; 66.5°W to 0°W
Depth: 91 to 2682 m
Maximum Reported Size: 20  mm

Synonymy

Tellina longicallus Scacchi, 1835
Abra americana Verrill & Bush, 1898

Details


Tellina longicallus Scacchi, 1835, p. 79, not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Vicinanze di Gravina in Puglia [Italy]
Range: 3°S to 3°S
Depth: 1865 m
Distribution: Brazil: Ceara
Comments: Described as a fossil.

Abra americana Verrill & Bush, 1898, 
[Synonym]
Range: 68°N to 4°S; 66.5°W to 41°W
Depth: 91 to 2682 m
Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm

Abra longicallis sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misspelling of A. longicallus.


Partial List of References

Scacchi, A. 1835. Notizie intorno alle conchiglie ed a'zoofiti fossili che si trovano nelle vicinanze di Gravina in Puglia Annali Civili del Regno delle Due Sicilie 6 75-84.

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