WoRMS taxon details
Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776)
141435 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141435)
accepted
Species
Abra intermedia (W. Thompson, 1845) · unaccepted (synonym)
Amphidesma intermedia W. Thompson, 1845 · unaccepted
Mya nitida O. F. Müller, 1776 · unaccepted (original combination)
Scrobicularia tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1844 · unaccepted
Semele (Syndosmya) nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776) · unaccepted
Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. panormensis De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. sindima De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. turgilla De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Semele nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776) · unaccepted
Syndosmya philippinana Récluz, 1845 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Abra nitida milashevichi Nevesskaja, 1963 accepted as Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Mya nitida O. F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 245 [details]
page(s): 245 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141435 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mya nitida O. F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 245 [details]
original description (of Scrobicularia tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1844). <i>Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2</i>. Halle [Halis Saxorum]: Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936062 [details]
original description (of Syndosmya philippinana Récluz, 1845) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes. [details]
original description (of Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. panormensis De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 131-132 [details]
original description (of Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. sindima De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. turgilla De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Amphidesma intermedia W. Thompson, 1845) Thompson, W. (1845). Additions to the fauna of Ireland, including descriptions of some apparently new species of Invertebrata. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1)15: 308-321, pl. 19., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18664187
page(s): 318; pl. 19 fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 245 [details]
original description (of Scrobicularia tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1844). <i>Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2</i>. Halle [Halis Saxorum]: Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936062 [details]
original description (of Syndosmya philippinana Récluz, 1845) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes. [details]
original description (of Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. panormensis De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 131-132 [details]
original description (of Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. sindima De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. turgilla De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Amphidesma intermedia W. Thompson, 1845) Thompson, W. (1845). Additions to the fauna of Ireland, including descriptions of some apparently new species of Invertebrata. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1)15: 308-321, pl. 19., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18664187
page(s): 318; pl. 19 fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]. [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Wikander, P. B. (1981). Quantitative aspects of deposit feeding in <i>Abra nitida</i> (Müller) and <i>A. longicallus</i> (Scacchi) (Bivalvia, Tellinacea). <em>Sarsia.</em> 66(1): 35-48., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1981.10414518 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Wikander, P. B. (1981). Quantitative aspects of deposit feeding in <i>Abra nitida</i> (Müller) and <i>A. longicallus</i> (Scacchi) (Bivalvia, Tellinacea). <em>Sarsia.</em> 66(1): 35-48., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1981.10414518 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | glanspebermusling | [details] |
| Dutch | glanzende dunschaal | [details] |
| English | shiny abraglossy furrow-shell | [details] |
| German | Pfeffermuschel | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Abra intermedia (W. Thompson, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abra nitida)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776) Sweden, Västra Götaland, Gullmarsfjorden, off Åsvik...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Amphidesma intermedia W. Thompson, 1845)
To PESI (from synonym Mya nitida O. F. Müller, 1776)
To PESI (from synonym Scrobicularia tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Semele nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To PESI (from synonym Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. panormensis De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. sindima De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. turgilla De Gregorio, 1885)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Abra intermedia (W. Thompson, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abra nitida)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776) Sweden, Västra Götaland, Gullmarsfjorden, off Åsvik...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Amphidesma intermedia W. Thompson, 1845)
To PESI (from synonym Mya nitida O. F. Müller, 1776)
To PESI (from synonym Scrobicularia tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Semele nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To PESI (from synonym Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. panormensis De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. sindima De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Semele (Syndosmya) nitida var. turgilla De Gregorio, 1885)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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