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Bivalvia Veneroida Semelidae 

Semele australis (Sowerby, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Amphidesma australe Sowerby, 1832
   Semele australis (Sowerby, 1832)
   Amphidesma australis (Sowerby, 1932)
   Semele tita Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938

Distribution

Rehder, 1980 (Rehde1980x15): "Cook Island, north to Hawaii and east to Easter Island,... Bikini, Marshall Islands, and Lifu, Loyalty Islands."

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMarshall Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew CaledoniaLoyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaCook Islands
     Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 112 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaEaster Island Group
     Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 112 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
     Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 112 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew CaledoniaLoyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)Lifou
     Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 112 

Keywords

depth: intertidal [to a few metres]
substrate: sand 

References

 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.566, fig. 183M-N General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.116, no. 423 General reference
 Rehder, H.A. 1980. p.112-113 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870*
                    Semele Schumacher, 1817
                      Semele australis (Sowerby, 1832)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17650) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-12-12.