Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Alternative combination: Tellina purpurascens
Belongs to Semele according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Farinati 1985 and Hendy et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Semele (Amphidesma), Semele (Elegantula), Semele (Semele), Semele anteriocosta, Semele australina, Semele bellastriata, Semele bolivarensis, Semele carinata, Semele casta, Semele chipolana, Semele claytoni, Semele diaboli, Semele flavescens, Semele hanleyi, Semele harveyensis, Semele jaramija, Semele junonia, Semele krauseana, Semele laevis, Semele linosa, Semele mekranica, Semele montesanoensis, Semele morani, Semele nelliana, Semele orbiculata, Semele paramutica, Semele perlamellosa, Semele proficua, Semele radiata, Semele reagani, Semele sardonica, Semele sayi, Semele sparsilineata, Semele striosa, Semele subovata, Semele sylviaensis, Semele transversa, Semele vancouverensis, Semele vesiculosa, Semele willamettensis, Semele zuliana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (6: Florida, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (4), United States (1: Florida)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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