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Semele anteriocosta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Taxonomy
Semele anteriocosta was named by Vokes (1938). Its type specimen is Amer. Mus. No. 24986, a shell (both valves), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Springvale (AMNH collection), which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in Trinidad and Tobago.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Semele anteriocosta Vokes p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familySemelidaeStoliczka 1870
genusSemeleSchumacher 1817
speciesanteriocosta

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Semele anteriocosta Vokes 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:34:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:34:14
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Semele anteriocosta (60399 60405 60408 60635 type locality: 81976)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Semele anteriocosta (60409 60415 60417 60644 60647 60650 60653)