Abra, Lamarck, 1818

Lam, Katherine, Morton, Brian & Leung, K. F., 2008, Shell-bearing Mollusca (Bivalvia and Gastropoda) from submarine caves in Hong Kong, Journal of Natural History 42 (9 - 12), pp. 927-952 : 945

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930701862674
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A2A77F-6B45-FF86-35B7-86ADFDAE8A8F
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Abra
status

Treatment

Abra View in CoL cf. fujitai Habe, 1958:42 (juvenile)

Description

Shell small, thin, oval, white, inflated. Anterior margin rounded, posterior margin slightly pointed. Outer surface glossy with concentric fine growth striae. Hinge plate with two cardinal teeth and a ligamental groove. Distinct lamellate lateral teeth on the right valve parallel to the dorsal margin.

Type locality

154 m off Goto Islands , Tosa Bay, southern Shikoku, Japan .

Distribution

Japan, 40–300 m, sandy mud ( Higo et al. 1999), Conic Island Cave, Hong Kong (this study). New record for Hong Kong.