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Semele (Semele) gayi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Taxonomy
Semele gayi was named by Arnold (1908). Its type specimen is USNM 165435, a valve (imperfect valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Semele (Semele) gayi by Moore (2003).

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
1908Semele gayi Arnold p. 360 figs. Plate XXXII, fig. 5
2003Semele (Semele) gayi Moore figs. pl. 11, fig. 1

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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
speciesgayi()

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 (Semele) gayi Arnold 1908
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available