Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Alternative spelling: Elegantula
Parent taxon: Semele according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Coan et al. 2000 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Semele (Amphidesma), 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 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 (Elegantula) rupicola Semele (Elegantula) rupium Semele (Elegantula) striata
Type: Amphidesma striata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Mexico (1), United States (3: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence