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Taxonomy
Semelidae was named by Stoliczka (1870) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5197]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Pelecypoda by Clark and Arnold (1923); to Tellinacea by Glenn (1904), Vokes (1980), Ward and Blackwelder (1987); to Scrobicularioidea by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Tellinoidea by Coan et al. (2000), Rosenberg et al. (2006), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Pelecypoda by Clark and Arnold (1923); to Tellinacea by Glenn (1904), Vokes (1980), Ward and Blackwelder (1987); to Scrobicularioidea by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Tellinoidea by Coan et al. (2000), Rosenberg et al. (2006), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1825 | Amphidesmatidae Latreille |
| 1869 | Lavignonidae Récluz |
| 1870 | Semelidae Stoliczka |
| 1904 | Semelidae Glenn p. 293 |
| 1923 | Semelidae Clark and Arnold p. 151 |
| 1980 | Semelidae Vokes p. 151 |
| 1987 | Semelidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 130 |
| 2000 | Semelidae Coan et al. p. 259 |
| 2006 | Semelidae Rosenberg et al. |
| 2009 | Semelidae Nevesskaja |
| 2010 | Semelidae Bouchet et al. |
| 2011 | Semelidae Carter et al. p. 16 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Semelidae Stoliczka 1870
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G. Abra Lamarck 1818 [abra]
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Subg. Abra (Abra) Lamarck 1818
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Abra (Abra) lioica Dall 1886
†Abra (Abra) petropolitana Stenzel 1957
Abra (Abra) prismatica Montagu 1808
†Abra (Abra) triangulata Dall 1900
Subg. Abra (Iacra)
Subg. Abra (Syndosmya)
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†Abra (Syndosmya) cygnea Jeffery and Tracey 1997
†Abra (Syndosmya) splendens Sowerby 1837
†Syndosmya deltoidea Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya depressa Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya difficialis Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya exilis Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya lamberti Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya macrodonta Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya media Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya obtusa Deshayes 1857
†Syndosmya striatula Deshayes 1857
Abra aequalis Say 1822
Abra alba Wood 1802
Abra angulata Holmes 1860
†Abra antwerpiensis Glibert 1945
†Abra deshayesi Bosquet 1864
†Abra fabalis Wood 1850
†Abra marylandica Glenn 1904
†Abra nitens Lea 1833
†Abra obovalis Wood 1840
†Abra recluzii Deshayes 1857
†Abra suessoniensis Deshayes 1857
Abra uruguayensis Pilsbry 1897
G. Cumingia Sowerby I 1833
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Cumingia californica Conrad 1837 [California semele]
Cumingia densilineata Dall 1921
†Cumingia keittensis Harris 1919
Cumingia lamellosa Sowerby 1833 [contracted semele]
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Invalid names: Cumingia adamsi Carpenter 1864 [synonym], Cumingia coarctata Sowerby 1833 [synonym], Cumingia moulinsii Folin 1867 [synonym], Cumingia trigonularis Sowerby 1833 [synonym]
†Cumingia medialis Conrad 1866
Cumingia tellinoides Conrad 1831
G. Ervilia Turton 1822
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Ervilia castanea Montagu 1803
†Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898
Ervilia concentrica Holmes 1858
†Ervilia meyeri Aldrich 1911
†Ervilia oregonensis Dall 1898
†Ervilia planata Dall 1898
†Ervilia triangularis Dall 1898
†Ervilia valhosierr Gardner 1928
G. Leptomya Adams 1864
G. Ligula Montagu 1808
G. Semele Schumacher 1817
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Subg. Semele (Amphidesma)
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†Amphidesma brevirostrum Hupé 1854
†Amphidesma mississippiensis Conrad 1848
†Amphidesma profunda Conrad 1893
Semele (Amphidesma) venusta Reeve 1853 [sharp-rib semele]
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Invalid names: Semele incongrua Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
Subg. Semele (Elegantula) de Gregario 1884
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Semele (Elegantula) rupicola Dall 1915 [rock semele]
Semele (Elegantula) rupium Sowerby 1833
Semele (Elegantula) striata Reeve 1853
Subg. Semele (Semele) Scuhmacher 1817
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†Semele (Semele) ashleyi Hertlein and Grant 1972
Semele (Semele) californica Reeve 1853
†Semele (Semele) calliconcinnata Woodring 1925
Semele (Semele) corrugata Sowerby 1833
Semele (Semele) decisa Conrad 1837 [clipped semele]
†Semele (Semele) fausta Nomland 1917
†Semele (Semele) gayi Arnold 1908
Semele (Semele) pulchra Sowerby I 1832 [beautiful semele]
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Invalid names: Semele quentinensis Dall 1921 [synonym]
†Semele (Semele) pulchra montereyi Arnold 1903
Semele (Semele) rubropicta Dall 1871 [rose-painted semele]
Semele (Semele) solida Gray 1828
†Semele anteriocosta Vokes 1938
†Semele australina Harris 1919
Semele bellastriata Conrad 1837
†Semele bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Semele carinata Conrad 1830
†Semele casta Adams 1853
†Semele chipolana Dall 1900
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Invalid names: Semele perlamelloides Maury 1910 [synonym], Semele quirosana Hodson 1931 [synonym]
†Semele claytoni Maury 1917
†Semele diaboli Dickerson 1915
†Semele flavescens Gould 1851
†Semele harveyensis Mansfield 1932
Semele jaramija Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Semele junonia Verrill 1870
†Semele krauseana Tate 1887
†Semele laevis costaricensis Olsson 1922
†Semele linosa Conrad 1833
†Semele linosa claibornensis Harris 1919
†Semele mekranica Vredenburg 1928
†Semele montesanoensis Weaver 1912
†Semele morani Anderson and Martin 1914
†Semele nelliana Olsson 1914
Semele orbiculata Say 1822
†Semele paramutica Gardner 1947
†Semele perlamellosa Heilprin 1887
Semele purpurascens Gmelin 1791
Semele radiata Say 1822
†Semele reagani Dickerson 1917
†Semele sardonica Dall 1890
†Semele sayi Toula 1909
†Semele sparsilineata Dall 1915
Semele striosa Adams 1852
†Semele subovata Say 1824
†Semele sylviaensis Weaver 1912
Semele transversa Say 1822
†Semele vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923
†Semele vesiculosa Tate 1887
†Semele willamettensis Hickman 1969
†Semele zuliana Hodson 1931
G. Semelina
G. †Septeuilia
G. Theora Adams and A. 1866
Invalid names: Amphidesmatidae Latreille 1825 [synonym], Erviliinae Dall 1895 [empty], Lavignonidae Récluz 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available