diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 46d5ab82..82832100 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "PencilArrays"
 uuid = "0e08944d-e94e-41b1-9406-dcf66b6a9d2e"
 authors = ["Juan Ignacio Polanco <jipolanc@gmail.com> and contributors"]
-version = "0.17.12"
+version = "0.18.0"
 
 [deps]
 Adapt = "79e6a3ab-5dfb-504d-930d-738a2a938a0e"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Requires = "1"
 StaticArrayInterface = "1"
 StaticArrays = "1"
 StaticPermutations = "0.3"
-Strided = "1.1, 2"
+Strided = "2"
 TimerOutputs = "0.5"
 VersionParsing = "1"
 julia = "1.7"
diff --git a/docs/src/PencilArrays.md b/docs/src/PencilArrays.md
index 6c365132..1ceb2e84 100644
--- a/docs/src/PencilArrays.md
+++ b/docs/src/PencilArrays.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ in the PencilFFTs docs.
 PencilArray
 GlobalPencilArray
 PencilArrayCollection
+AbstractManyPencilArray
 ManyPencilArray
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/multiarrays.jl b/src/multiarrays.jl
index 9926d051..47b71554 100644
--- a/src/multiarrays.jl
+++ b/src/multiarrays.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,91 @@
+## Definition of AbstractManyPencilArray
+
+"""
+    AbstractManyPencilArray{N,M}
+
+Abstract type specifying a container holding `M` different
+[`PencilArray`](@ref) views to the same underlying.
+
+All views share the same dimensionality `N`. In principle, their element types
+can be different.
+
+A concrete implementation, [`ManyPencilArray`](@ref), is proposed in which all
+arrays have the same element type `T`.
+"""
+abstract type AbstractManyPencilArray{N,M} end
+
+Base.ndims(::AbstractManyPencilArray{N}) where {N} = N
+
 """
-    ManyPencilArray{T,N,M}
+    length(A::AbstractManyPencilArray)
+
+Returns the number of [`PencilArray`](@ref)s wrapped by `A`.
+"""
+Base.length(::AbstractManyPencilArray{N,M}) where {N,M} = M
+
+"""
+    Tuple(A::AbstractManyPencilArray) -> (u1, u2, …)
+
+Returns the [`PencilArray`](@ref)s wrapped by `A`.
+
+This can be useful for iterating over all the wrapped arrays.
+"""
+@inline Base.Tuple(A::AbstractManyPencilArray) = A.arrays
+
+"""
+    first(A::AbstractManyPencilArray)
+
+Returns the first [`PencilArray`](@ref) wrapped by `A`.
+"""
+Base.first(A::AbstractManyPencilArray) = first(A.arrays)
+
+"""
+    last(A::AbstractManyPencilArray)
+
+Returns the last [`PencilArray`](@ref) wrapped by `A`.
+"""
+Base.last(A::AbstractManyPencilArray) = last(A.arrays)
+
+"""
+    getindex(A::AbstractManyPencilArray, ::Val{i})
+    getindex(A::AbstractManyPencilArray, i::Integer)
+
+Returns the i-th [`PencilArray`](@ref) wrapped by `A`.
+
+If possible, the `Val{i}` form should be preferred, as it ensures that the full
+type of the returned `PencilArray` is known by the compiler.
+
+See also [`first(::AbstractManyPencilArray)`](@ref), [`last(::AbstractManyPencilArray)`](@ref).
+
+# Example
+
+```julia
+A = ManyPencilArray(pencil1, pencil2, pencil3)
+
+# Get the PencilArray associated to `pencil2`.
+u2 = A[2]
+u2 = A[Val(2)]
+```
+"""
+Base.getindex(A::AbstractManyPencilArray, ::Val{i}) where {i} =
+    _getindex(Val(i), A.arrays...)
+@inline Base.getindex(A::AbstractManyPencilArray, i) = A[Val(i)]
+
+@inline function _getindex(::Val{i}, a, t::Vararg) where {i}
+    i :: Integer
+    i <= 0 && throw(BoundsError("index must be >= 1"))
+    i == 1 && return a
+    _getindex(Val(i - 1), t...)
+end
+
+# This will happen if the index `i` intially passed is too large.
+@inline _getindex(::Val) = throw(BoundsError("invalid index"))
+
+# ====================================================================== #
+## Concrete implementation: ManyPencilArray
+
+"""
+    ManyPencilArray{T,N,M} <: AbstractManyPencilArray{N,M}
 
 Container holding `M` different [`PencilArray`](@ref) views to the same
 underlying data buffer. All views share the same element type `T` and
@@ -23,7 +109,7 @@ struct ManyPencilArray{
         M,  # number of arrays
         Arrays <: Tuple{Vararg{PencilArray,M}},
         DataVector <: AbstractVector{T},
-    }
+    } <: AbstractManyPencilArray{N, M}
     data   :: DataVector
     arrays :: Arrays
 
@@ -57,69 +143,3 @@ end
 _make_arrays(::DenseVector, ::Dims) = ()
 
 Base.eltype(::ManyPencilArray{T}) where {T} = T
-Base.ndims(::ManyPencilArray{T,N}) where {T,N} = N
-
-"""
-    Tuple(A::ManyPencilArray) -> (u1, u2, …)
-
-Returns the [`PencilArray`](@ref)s wrapped by `A`.
-
-This can be useful for iterating over all the wrapped arrays.
-"""
-@inline Base.Tuple(A::ManyPencilArray) = A.arrays
-
-"""
-    length(A::ManyPencilArray)
-
-Returns the number of [`PencilArray`](@ref)s wrapped by `A`.
-"""
-Base.length(::ManyPencilArray{T,N,M}) where {T,N,M} = M
-
-"""
-    first(A::ManyPencilArray)
-
-Returns the first [`PencilArray`](@ref) wrapped by `A`.
-"""
-Base.first(A::ManyPencilArray) = first(A.arrays)
-
-"""
-    last(A::ManyPencilArray)
-
-Returns the last [`PencilArray`](@ref) wrapped by `A`.
-"""
-Base.last(A::ManyPencilArray) = last(A.arrays)
-
-"""
-    getindex(A::ManyPencilArray, ::Val{i})
-    getindex(A::ManyPencilArray, i::Integer)
-
-Returns the i-th [`PencilArray`](@ref) wrapped by `A`.
-
-If possible, the `Val{i}` form should be preferred, as it ensures that the full
-type of the returned `PencilArray` is known by the compiler.
-
-See also [`first(::ManyPencilArray)`](@ref), [`last(::ManyPencilArray)`](@ref).
-
-# Example
-
-```julia
-A = ManyPencilArray(pencil1, pencil2, pencil3)
-
-# Get the PencilArray associated to `pencil2`.
-u2 = A[2]
-u2 = A[Val(2)]
-```
-"""
-Base.getindex(A::ManyPencilArray, ::Val{i}) where {i} =
-    _getindex(Val(i), A.arrays...)
-@inline Base.getindex(A::ManyPencilArray, i) = A[Val(i)]
-
-@inline function _getindex(::Val{i}, a, t::Vararg) where {i}
-    i :: Integer
-    i <= 0 && throw(BoundsError("index must be >= 1"))
-    i == 1 && return a
-    _getindex(Val(i - 1), t...)
-end
-
-# This will happen if the index `i` intially passed is too large.
-@inline _getindex(::Val) = throw(BoundsError("invalid index"))