Semele (bivalve)

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Semele
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Semele rubropicta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Semelidae
Genus: Semele
Schumacher, 1817
Type species
Semele reticulataSchumacher, 1817
Synonyms
  • AmphidesmaLamarck, 1818
  • Semele (Amphidesma)Lamarck, 1818· accepted, alternate representation
  • Semele (Elegantula) de Gregorio, 1885· accepted, alternate representation
  • Semele (Semele)Schumacher, 1817· accepted, alternate representation

Semele is a genus of molluscs of the family Semelidae described in 1817 by Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Semele (Schumacher, 1817)". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Semele Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138476 on 2021-02-27