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Semele (Amphidesma) venusta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Taxonomy
Amphidesma venusta was named by Reeve (1853). It is extant.

It was recombined as Semele venusta by Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Semele (Amphidesma) venusta by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Amphidesma venusta Reeve
1864Semele incongrua Carpenter p. 640
1982Semele venusta Woodring p. 676
2021Semele (Amphidesma) venusta Hendy

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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
speciesvenusta(Reeve 1853)

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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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: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 28.10000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
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)