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Semele claytoni

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Taxonomy
Semele claytoni was named by Maury (1917). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Semele claytoni Maury p. 391 figs. pl. 35, fig. 9
1922Semele claytoni Olsson
1929Semele claytoni Anderson p. 175

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familySemelidaeStoliczka 1870
genusSemeleSchumacher 1817
speciesclaytoniMaury 1917

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 claytoni Maury 1917
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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 Langhian to the top of the Zanclean or 15.97000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Dominican Republic Semele claytoni (74913)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Semele claytoni (74959)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Semele claytoni (58816)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Semele claytoni (131220)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Semele claytoni (60408 60632)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Semele claytoni (58869)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (BolĂ­var) Semele claytoni (88316)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Semele claytoni (75038)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Semele claytoni (74968)