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Semele (Semele) sowerbyi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Taxonomy
Semele sowerbyi was named by Tryon (1869). It is extant.

It was recombined as Semele (Semele) sowerbyi by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Amphidesma punctatum Sowerby figs. fig. 7
1869Semele sowerbyi Tryon p. 122
1939Semele punctata Hertlein
2012Semele (Semele) sowerbyi Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 713

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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
speciessowerbyi(Tryon 1869)

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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Invalid names: Amphidesma punctatum Sowerby 1833 [replaced]
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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Semele punctata (96867)