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Semele (Amphidesma) venusta (sharp-rib semele)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Taxonomy

Amphidesma venusta was named by Reeve (1853). It is extant.

It was recombined as Semele venusta by Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Semele (Amphidesma) venusta by 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

Synonyms

Semele incongrua was named by Carpenter (1864). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Amphidesma venusta by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1853	Amphidesma venusta Reeve
1864	Semele incongrua Carpenter p. 640
1982	Semele venusta Woodring p. 676
2021	Semele (Amphidesma) venusta 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	Amphidesma
species	venusta	(Reeve 1853)

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 (Amphidesma) venusta Reeve 1853 [sharp-rib semele]

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Invalid names: Semele incongrua Carpenter 1864 [synonym]

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 Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Panama	Semele venusta (42558)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	USA (California)	Semele incongrua (138723 202493 202636 202637 202647 203108 223327)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (California)	Semele incongrua (226458) Semele venusta (96930 96936 96939)