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Semele (Elegantula) rupicola (rock semele)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Taxonomy

Semele rupicola was named by Dall (1915). It is extant.

It was recombined as Semele (Elegantula) rupicola by Coan et al. (2000), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

S. alumensis, S. alumensis, S. alumrensis, S. burnsi, S. callocinnata, S. claytoni, S. compacta, S. ebllastriata, S. ferreirae, S. guaynasensis, S. johnsoni, S. johnsoniana, S. jovis, S. jukesi, S. langdoniana, S. mississippiensis, S. modesta, S. monroensis, S. mutica, S. neuvillei, S. nuculoides, S. pacifica, S. paraensis, S. proficus, S. purpurescens, S. scintillata, S. sellardsi, S. silicata, S. smithii, S. staminea, S. stearnsii, S. subovata, S. taracodes, S. tita, S. zebuensis, S. cytheroidea, S. nuculoides, S. sellardsi, S. striulata, S. striulata

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1915	Semele rupicola Dall p. 26
2000	Semele (Elegantula) rupicola Coan et al. p. 434
2012	Semele (Elegantula) rupicola Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 718
2021	Semele (Elegantula) rupicola Hendy

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardioidei	Ferussac 1822
superfamily	Tellinoidea	(Blainville 1814)
family	Semelidae	Stoliczka 1870
genus	Semele	Schumacher 1817
subgenus	Elegantula	(de Gregario 1884)
species	rupicola	(Dall 1915)

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.

Semele (Elegantula) rupicola Dall 1915 [rock semele]

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

facultatively mobileg

Life habit:

infaunalg

Diet:

deposit feederg

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2009-09-09 13:34:14

Modified:

2009-09-09 15:34:14

Source: g = genus, c = class

References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	USA (California)	Semele rupicola (202492)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (California)	Semele rupicola (240600 240650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Mexico (Baja California)	Semele rupicola (96591)