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Taxonomy
Semele (Semele) was named by Scuhmacher (1817). It is extant.
It was assigned to Semele by Scuhmacher (1817), Woodring (1925), da Silva Forti (1969), Moore (2003).
It was assigned to Semele by Scuhmacher (1817), Woodring (1925), da Silva Forti (1969), Moore (2003).
Subtaxa
Semele (Semele) ashleyi, Semele (Semele) californica, Semele (Semele) calliconcinnata, Semele (Semele) corrugata, Semele (Semele) decisa, Semele (Semele) fausta, Semele (Semele) gayi, Semele (Semele) pulchra (syn. Semele quentinensis), Semele (Semele) rubropicta, Semele (Semele) solida, Semele (Semele) sowerbyi (syn. Amphidesma punctatum)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Semele (Semele) Scuhmacher p. 165 |
| 1925 | Semele (Semele) Woodring p. 178 |
| 1969 | Semele (Semele) da Silva Forti |
| 2003 | Semele (Semele) Moore |
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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.
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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†Semele (Semele) pulchra montereyi Arnold 1903
Invalid names: Semele quentinensis Dall 1921 [synonym]
Semele (Semele) rubropicta Dall 1871 [rose-painted semele]
Semele (Semele) solida Gray 1828
Semele (Semele) sowerbyi Tryon 1869
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Invalid names: Amphidesma punctatum Sowerby 1833 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Collections (66 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | Chile (Antofagasta) | Semele solida (96707) | |
| Pliocene | USA (California) | Semele fausta (194664) | |
| Blancan | USA (California) | Semele rubropicta (19676) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (North Carolina) | Semele sp. (69018) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (California) | Semele decisa, Semele rubropicta (200398) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Jamaica | Semele calliconcinnata (58522 69093) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | Semele decisa (186031) Semele rubropicta (189542) Semele rubropicta, Semele ashleyi (122752 226581) | |
| Piacenzian | Chile | Semele solida (142300) | |
| Gelasian | USA (California) | Semele rubropicta (189765 189768 189769) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Costa Rica | Semele californica (66777) | |
| Pleistocene | Chile (Copiapó) | Semele solida (222834 222837 222840 222841 222875 222876) | |
| Pleistocene | Peru | Semele solida (207005) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | Semele rubropicta (201624) | |
| Quaternary | Chile (Copiapó) | Semele solida (223451) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Semele decisa (202492 222664) Semele pulchra (203113 207886 222663) Semele rubropicta (138723 202640 202647) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Semele pulchra, Semele decisa (222646) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Semele decisa (203417 222659 223072 226458 240554 240595 240604 240612 240615 240636 240639 240647 240648) Semele decisa, Semele rubropicta (96566) Semele pulchra (96930 219029 219030 240621) Semele pulchra, Semele decisa (59063 96895 160361 222660 222661 240555 240635) Semele quentinensis (96589) Semele rubropicta (240651) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Peru (Moquegua) | Semele corrugata, Semele solida (43708) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Chile (Tarapaca) | Semele solida (96672) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico | Semele decisa (52347 67613) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Ecuador | Semele punctata (96867) |