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Semele subovata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Taxonomy
Amphidesma subovata was named by Say (1824).

It was recombined as Semele subovata by Glenn (1904), Ward (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. ferreirae, S. scintillata, S. silicata, S. smithii, S. stearnsii, S. taracodes, S. striulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Amphidesma subovata Say p. 152 figs. Plate X, Fig. 10
1904Semele subovata Glenn p. 294
1998Semele subovata Ward p. 83

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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
speciessubovata(Say 1824)

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 subovata Say 1824
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Semele subovata (18579)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Semele subovata (79107 79110 79113 79114 79352 79353)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Semele subovata (79756)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Semele subovata (59329)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Semele subovata (79248 79249)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Semele subovata (59310 68979)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Semele subovata (78264 78265 79709)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Semele subovata (92412)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Semele subovata (59318)