Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Alternative combination: Semele rubropicta
Belongs to Semele (Semele) according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Coan et al. 2000, Moore 2003 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950
Sister taxa: Semele (Semele) ashleyi, Semele (Semele) californica, Semele (Semele) calliconcinnata, Semele (Semele) corrugata, Semele (Semele) decisa, Semele (Semele) fausta, Semele (Semele) gayi, Semele (Semele) pulchra, Semele (Semele) solida, Semele (Semele) sowerbyi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (8: California collections)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (4: California)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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