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Bivalvia Veneroida Semelidae 

Semele Schumacher, 1817

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Semele Schumacher, 1817
   Amphidesma Lamarck, 1818
   Donacilla de Blainville, 1819

Included taxa

   Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802)
   Semele australis (Sowerby, 1832)
   Semele crenulata (Sowerby, 1833)
   Semele duplicata (Sowerby, 1833)
   Semele lamellosa (Sowerby, 1833)
   Semele crenulata (SOWERBY II, 1841 in 1832-41)
   Semele scabra (Metcalfe, 1844)
   Semele zebuense (METCALFE, 1844)
   Semele carnicolor (HANLEY, 1845-b)
   Semele carnicolor (Hanley, 1847)
   Semele simplex Adams & Reeve, 1850
   Semele exarata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
   Semele jukesii (Reeve, 1853)
   Semele sinensis A. Adams, 1853
   Semele sinensis A. ADAMS, 1854-e
   Semele casta A. ADAMS, 1854-e
   Semele amabilis A. Adams, 1854
   Semele casta A. Adams, 1854
   Semele striata (Reeve, 1855)
   Semele ada A. Adams & Angas, 1863
   Semele obscura (DESHAYES, 1863)
   Semele fragillima (Issel, 1869)
   Semele hanleyi ANGAS, 1878-c
   Semele monilis Tate, 1891
   Semele isosceles Hedley, 1909
   Semele zalosa Chesney & Oliver, 1994

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 mile fishing zoneNW oceanic
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern AustraliaSW coast

References

 Beu, A.G. 1971. p.116 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870*
                    Semele Schumacher, 1817

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17633) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by bouchet genera on 2003-01-30.