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Semele (Semele) ashleyi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Taxonomy
Semele ashleyi was named by Hertlein and Grant (1972). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Semele (Semele) rubropicta by Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Semele (Semele) ashleyi by Moore (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Semele ashleyi Hertlein and Grant p. 299
2003Semele (Semele) ashleyi Moore figs. pl. 11, figs. 4

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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
subgenusSemeleScuhmacher 1817
speciesashleyi(Hertlein and Grant 1972)

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 (Semele) ashleyi Hertlein and Grant 1972
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available