Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Alternative combination: Tellina proficua
Synonym: Tellina reticulata Spengler 1798
Belongs to Semele according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also 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 purpurascens, Semele radiata, Semele reagani, Semele sardonica, Semele sayi, Semele sparsilineata, Semele subovata, Semele sylviaensis, Semele transversa, Semele vancouverensis, Semele vesiculosa, Semele willamettensis, Semele zuliana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (2 collections), Cuba (1), United States (12: Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina), Uruguay (1), Venezuela (1)
• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (8), United States (1: Florida), Venezuela (1)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
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