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Semele (Semele) californica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

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

It was recombined as Semele californica by Olsson (1942); it was recombined as Semele (Semele) californica by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. ferreirae, S. scintillata, S. silicata, S. smithii, S. stearnsii, S. taracodes, S. striulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Amphidesma californica Reeve figs. pl. 3
1942Semele californica Olsson
2012Semele (Semele) californica Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 708

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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
subgenusSemeleScuhmacher 1817
speciescalifornica(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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available