Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776)

S. Iceland & Norway to W. Morocco & Mediterranean. Original taxon: Mya nitida. Synonyms: intermedia, philippiana, tenuis. Sublittoral to edge of continental shelf. Testa ovali alba, laevi, dente obtuso in utroque cardine. Above, a specimen from 180m deep, off Blitvenica islet, east of Žirje island, Šibenic archipelago, Dalmatia, Croatia. 8mm. Original pictures provided by N. Lete (HR). – (CC BY-NC-SA) –

Beaks almost central; umbones rather pointed. The shell is less oblong than in prismatica. Above and below: 60m deep, Sunmartin, SE. extremity of Brač island, Split-Dalmatia Comitat, S. Croatia. 7,6mm. Original pictures provided by R. Stanić (HR). – (CC BY-NC-SA) –

The hinge and the internal sculpture, typical of the genus.

Valves of juvenile specimens are common in the sediments of Hvar channel, Split-Dalmatia Comitat, S. Croatia. 80m deep. Size of this right valve: 4,2mm.

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