Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Alternative combination: Amphidesma carinata
Belongs to Semele according to L. C. Glenn 1904
Sister taxa: Semele (Amphidesma), Semele (Elegantula), Semele (Semele), Semele anteriocosta, Semele australina, Semele bellastriata, Semele bolivarensis, 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 subovata, Semele sylviaensis, Semele transversa, Semele vancouverensis, Semele vesiculosa, Semele willamettensis, Semele zuliana
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida, South Carolina collections)
• Miocene of United States (11: Maryland, North Carolina)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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