Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Alternative combination: Amphidesma laevis
Synonym: Erycina turbacoensis Anderson 1929
Belongs to Semele according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Anderson 1929 and Olsson 1922
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 linosa, Semele mekranica, Semele montesanoensis, Semele morani, Semele nelliana, Semele orbiculata, Semele paramutica, Semele perlamellosa, Semele proficua, Semele purpurascens, 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
Subtaxa: Semele laevis costaricensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2), Ecuador (1), Trinidad and Tobago (3)
• Miocene of Colombia (3), Ecuador (2), Panama (28), Peru (1), Trinidad and Tobago (3), Venezuela (1)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
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