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Semele (Greek: Σεμέλη Semelē), in Greek mythology, was the youngest daughter of the Phoenician hero Cadmus and Harmonia, and the mother of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semele, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2286776	https://www.gbif.org/species/2286776
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17329	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17329

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Semelidae : Semele

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioidei	Ferussac 1822
superfamily	Tellinoidea
family	Semelidae	Stoliczka 1870
genus	Semele	Schumacher 1817

Scientific Name

Semele Schumacher, 1817

Name Published In

Schumacher, Chrétien F. 1817. Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenhague.: ; 1-287; pls. i-xxii.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Amphidesma	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Amphidesma	genus	belongs to Amphidesmatidae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (33%)

First Recorded Appearance

41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Semelidae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

deposit feeder (based on Semelidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semele

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Amphidesma brevirostrum ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Amphidesma carinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Amphidesma linosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Amphidesma profunda ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Amphidesma subovata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele alumensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele amabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele anteriocosta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	11.6 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Semele australis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele barbarae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele bella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele bellastriata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		34	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Semele bicolor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele bolivarensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Semele burnsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele californica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele calliconcinnata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele capensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele carnicolor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele casali species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele casta species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Semele chipolana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		17	23.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Semele clappi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele claytoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	23.0 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Semele coensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele compta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele cordiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele corrugata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele craneana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele crenulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele cythereoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele decisa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele diaboli ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Semele donovani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele duplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele elliptica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele exarata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele fausta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Semele flavescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele formosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele gayi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Semele gruneri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele hanleyi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Semele hedlandi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele isosceles species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele jamesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele jovis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele jucunda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele krauseana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Semele laevis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		45	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Semele lamellosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele lamyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele lenticularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele martinii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele mekranica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Semele modesta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele morani ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Semele mutica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele natalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele nelliana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Semele obscura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele pallida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele paramutica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	13.8 Ma Miocene	13.8 Ma Miocene
Semele perlamellosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	11.6 Ma Miocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Semele phryne species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele pilsbryi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele proficua species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		27	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Semele pulchra species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Semele quaymasensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele radiata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Semele rosea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele rubicola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele rubropicta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele rupicola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele rupium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele sardonica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	28.1 Ma Oligocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Semele sayi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Semele scabra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele sellardsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele silicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele smithii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele solida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele sowerbyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele striata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele taracodes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele tortuosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele venusta species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	28.1 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Semele verrucosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele vesiculosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	16.0 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Semele vestalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele zalosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele zebuensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Semele zuliana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Elegantula de Gregorio, 1885	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Semelidae : *Elegantula*
Amphidesma Lamarck, 1818	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Semelidae : *Amphidesma*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2002	Amphidesma Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Amphidesma Bouchet et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Ruppert et al., 2004 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Essai Vers test., 53 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Schumacher C.F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls. - via World Register of Marine Species

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1141 Donacilla Blainville, 1819 (Bivalvia) suppressed; Donacilla Philippi, 9.36,mesodesma Deshayes, 1832, and Semele Schumacher, 1817 (Bivalvia) added to the Official List.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 36, 122-124 (1979) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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