Semele (Elegantula) rupium Sowerby 1833 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Alternative combinations: Amphidesma rupium, Semele rupium
Belongs to Semele (Elegantula) according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Hertlein 1939
Sister taxa: Semele (Elegantula) rupicola, Semele (Elegantula) striata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at CAS Loc. 27255, James Bay, Isla San Salvador (Quaternary of Ecuador)
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