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White Furrow-shell

Abra alba

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 3,621, February 2,675, March 4,191, April 6,593, May 9,506, June 10,366, July 11,092, August 9,539, September 7,003, October 5,228, November 2,857, December 2,233.
United States74,904
Alaska74,903
Netherlands8
France5
Noord-Holland5
Spain2
Normandie2
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur2
Zeeland2
Hawaii1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderCockles, Tellins, and Allies · Cardiida
FamilyFurrow-shells · Semelidae
GenusAbra

Sources

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