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Semele (Amphidesma)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Semele (Amphidesma) Coan et al. p. 434
2002Amphidesma Sepkoski
2010Amphidesma Bouchet et al.

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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
subgenusAmphidesma

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.

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Amphidesma brevirostrum Hupé 1854
Amphidesma profunda Conrad 1893
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Invalid names: Semele incongrua Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 41.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Semele profunda (90600 205489)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Amphidesma mississippiensis (84137)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Panama Semele venusta (42558)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Semele incongrua (138723 202493 202636 202637 202647 203108 223327)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Semele incongrua (226458) Semele venusta (96930 96936 96939)