Semele (Semele) californica Reeve 1853 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Alternative combinations: Amphidesma californica, Semele californica

Belongs to Semele (Semele) according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012

See also Olsson 1942

Sister taxa: Semele (Semele) ashleyi, Semele (Semele) calliconcinnata, Semele (Semele) corrugata, Semele (Semele) decisa, Semele (Semele) fausta, Semele (Semele) gayi, Semele (Semele) pulchra, Semele (Semele) rubropicta, Semele (Semele) solida, Semele (Semele) sowerbyi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Rabo de Puerco and Monte Verde Ravine [Armuelles Fm] (Quaternary of Costa Rica)

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