Semelina (clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Parent taxon: Semelidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abra, Cumingia, Ervilia, Erviliinae, Leptomya, Ligula, Scrobiculariinae, Semele, Semelinae, Septeuilia, Theora, Lavignonus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (2), Panama (1), Venezuela (2)
• Oligocene of United States (8: Mississippi)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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