Semele (Amphidesma) venusta Reeve 1853 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Alternative combinations: Amphidesma venusta, Semele venusta
Synonym: Semele incongrua Carpenter 1864
Belongs to Semele (Amphidesma) according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Hendy 2020 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Amphidesma brevirostrum, Amphidesma mississippiensis, Amphidesma profunda
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (11: California collections)
• Oligocene of Panama (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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