Semele is a genus of molluscs of the family Semelidae described in 1817 by Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher.
Species
- Semele amabilis <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele australis <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele barbarae <small>(Boone, 1928)</small>
- Semele bellastriata <small>(Conrad, 1837)</small>
- Semele bicolor <small>(C. B. Adams, 1852)</small>
- Semele californica <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele capensis <small>E. A. Smith, 1904</small>
- Semele carnicolor <small>(Hanley, 1845)</small>
- Semele casali <small>Doello-Jurado, 1949</small>
- Semele casta <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele compta <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele cordiformis <small>(Holten, 1802)</small>
- Semele corrugata <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele craneana <small>Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1949</small>
- Semele crenulata <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele decisa <small>(Conrad, 1837)</small>
- Semele duplicata <small>(G. B. Sowerby I in Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele elliptica <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele exarata <small>(A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)</small>
- Semele flavescens <small>(Gould, 1851)</small>
- Semele formosa <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele gruneri <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele hanleyi <small>Angas, 1879</small>
- Semele hedlandi <small>M. Huber, 2010</small>
- Semele iscovichorum <small>Valentich-Scott, Coan & Zelaya, 2020</small>
- Semele jamesi <small>Coan, 1988</small>
- Semele jovis <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele jucunda <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele laevis <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele lamellosa <small>(G. B. Sowerby I in Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele lamyi <small>Nicklès, 1955</small>
- Semele lenticularis <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele martinii <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele modesta <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele natalensis <small>M. Huber, 2010</small>
- â Semele neuvillei <small>Cossmann & Peyrot, 1909</small>
- Semele pallida <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele phryne <small>Angas, 1879</small>
- Semele pilsbryi <small>Olsson, 1961</small>
- Semele proficua <small>(Pulteney, 1799)</small>
- Semele pulchra <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)</small>
- Semele purpurascens <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- Semele radiata <small>(Say, 1826)</small>
- Semele rosea <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele rubropicta <small>Dall, 1871</small>
- Semele rupicola <small>Dall, 1915</small>
- Semele rupium <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele scabra <small>(Hanley, 1843)</small>
- Semele solida <small>(J. E. Gray, 1828)</small>
- Semele sowerbyi <small>Tryon, 1869</small>
- Semele tortuosa <small>(C. B. Adams, 1852)</small>
- Semele trindadis <small>Simone, 2021</small>
- Semele venusta <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele verrucosa <small>Mörch, 1860</small>
- Semele vestalis <small>(A. Adams in Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele zalosa <small>Chesney & P. G. Oliver, 1994</small>
- Semele zebuensis <small>(Hanley, 1843)</small>
Synonyms:
- Semele ada <small>A. Adams & Angas, 1864</small>: synonym of Myrtea ada <small>(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)</small> (original combination)
- Semele alveata <small>Gould, 1861</small>: synonym of Semele carnicolor <small>(Hanley, 1845)</small>
- Semele amoena <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>: synonym of Semele proficua <small>(Pulteney, 1799)</small>
- Semele aphrodite <small>Angas, 1879</small>: synonym of Semele cordiformis <small>(Holten, 1802)</small>
- Semele ashleyi <small>Hertlein & Grant, 1972</small>: synonym of Semele rubropicta <small>Dall, 1871</small>
- Semele aspasia <small>Angas, 1879</small>: synonym of Semele carnicolor <small>(Hanley, 1845)</small>
- Semele aurora <small>Tursch & Pierret, 1964</small>: synonym of Semele martinii <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele brambleyae <small>Powell, 1967</small>: synonym of Semele vestalis <small>(A. Adams in Reeve, 1853)</small> (Single New Zealand specimen presumably introduced)
- Semele braziliensis <small>E. A. Smith, 1885</small>: synonym of Abra braziliensis <small>(E. A. Smith, 1885)</small> (original combination)
- Semele carolinensis <small>Conrad, 1867</small>: synonym of Semele proficua <small>(Pulteney, 1799)</small>
- Semele clydosa <small>Bernard, 1983</small>: synonym of Semele sowerbyi <small>Tryon, 1869</small>
- Semele crenata <small>A. Adams & Angas, 1864</small>: synonym of Semele crenulata <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small> (junior synonym)
- Semele duplicata <small>Gould, 1861</small>: synonym of Semele zebuensis <small>(Hanley, 1843)</small>
- Semele exigua <small>H. Adams, 1862</small>: synonym of Abra exigua (H. Adams, 1862) (original combination)
- Semele fazisa <small>Gregorio, 1884</small>: synonym of Semele striata <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>: synonym of Cumingia deshayesiana <small>Vaillant, 1865</small>
- Semele floreanensis <small>Soot-Ryen, 1932</small>: synonym of Semele rupium <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele fucata <small>Mörch, 1861</small>: synonym of Semele bicolor <small>(C. B. Adams, 1852)</small>
- Semele gouldi <small>Tryon, 1869</small>: synonym of Semele zebuensis <small>(Hanley, 1843)</small>
- Semele gratiosa <small>Reeve, 1853</small>: synonym of Semele zebuensis (Hanley, 1843) (introduced in synonymy)
- Semele guaymasensis <small>Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932</small>: synonym of Semele hanleyi <small>Angas, 1879</small>
- Semele hertleini <small>Durham, 1950</small>: synonym of Semele verrucosa <small>Mörch, 1860</small>
- Semele incongrua <small>Carpenter, 1864</small>: synonym of Semele venusta <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele infans <small>E. A. Smith, 1885</small>: synonym of Abra infans <small>(E. A. Smith, 1885)</small> (original combination)
- Semele jaramija <small>Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941</small>: synonym of Semele verrucosa <small>Mörch, 1860</small>
- Semele junonia <small>Verrill, 1870</small>: synonym of Semele rosea <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele lata <small>Bush, 1885</small>: synonym of Semele bellastriata <small>(Conrad, 1837)</small>
- â Semele leana <small>Dall, 1900</small>: synonym of Semele rosea <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele macandreae <small>H. Adams, 1870</small>: synonym of Semele striata <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>: synonym of Cumingia deshayesiana <small>Vaillant, 1865</small>
- Semele margarita <small>Olsson, 1961</small>: synonym of Semele verrucosa <small>Mörch, 1860</small>
- Semele mediamericana <small>Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932</small>: synonym of Semele proficua <small>(Pulteney, 1799)</small>
- Semele modesta <small>A. Adams, 1854</small>: synonym of Semele modesta <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele monilis <small>Tate, 1891</small>: synonym of Semele jucunda <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>
- Semele nexilis <small>Gould, 1862</small>: synonym of Semele bellastriata <small>(Conrad, 1837)</small>
- Semele nitida <small>(O. F. Müller, 1776)</small>: synonym of Abra nitida <small>(O. F. Müller, 1776)</small>
- Semele nuculoidea: synonym of Semelina nuculoides <small>(Conrad in Hodge, 1841)</small> (misspelling)
- Semele obliqua <small>(Wood, 1815)</small>: synonym of Semele purpurascens <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- Semele ornata <small>Gould, 1862</small>: synonym of Semele purpurascens <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- Semele pacifica <small>Dall, 1915</small>: synonym of Semele verrucosa <small>Mörch, 1860</small>
- Semele paziana <small>Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1949</small>: synonym of Semele pallida <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele philippinensis <small>E. A. Smith, 1885</small>: synonym of Abra philippinensis <small>(E. A. Smith, 1885)</small> (original combination)
- Semele piperata <small>(Poiret, 1789)</small>: synonym of Scrobicularia plana <small>(da Costa, 1778)</small>
- Semele planata <small>Carpenter, 1856</small>: synonym of Semele tortuosa <small>(C. B. Adams, 1852)</small>
- Semele profundorum <small>E. A. Smith, 1885</small>: synonym of Abra profundorum <small>(E. A. Smith, 1885)</small>
- Semele purpurascens <small>(Gmelin, 1791) sensu Nicklès, 1950</small>: synonym of Semele lamyi <small>Nicklès, 1955</small>
- Semele quentinensis <small>Dall, 1921</small>: synonym of Semele pulchra <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele radiata <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>: synonym of Semele cordiformis <small>(Holten, 1802)</small> (junior homonym)
- Semele regularis <small>Dall, 1915:</small> synonym of Semele pallida <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small> (invalid: junior homonym of Semele regularis <small>E.A. Smith, 1885</small>; S. paziana is a replacement name)
- Semele regularis <small>E. A. Smith, 1885</small>: synonym of Abra regularis <small>(E. A. Smith, 1885)</small> (original combination)
- Semele reticulata <small>Schumacher, 1817</small>: synonym of Semele proficua <small>(Pulteney, 1799)</small>
- Semele rubrotincta <small>Carpenter, 1857</small>: synonym of Semele decisa <small>(Conrad, 1837)</small>
- Semele scabra <small>(Hanley, 1843) sensu Bosch & Bosch, 1982</small>: synonym of Semele zalosa <small>Chesney & P. G. Oliver, 1994</small> (misapplication)
- Semele shoplandi <small>Melvill, 1898</small>: synonym of Semele cordiformis <small>(Holten, 1802)</small>
- Semele simplicissima <small>Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932</small>: synonym of Semele pallida <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele sinensis <small>A. Adams, 1854</small>: synonym of Semele cordiformis <small>(Holten, 1802)</small>
- Semele sowerbyi <small>Lamy, 1912</small>: synonym of Semele barbarae <small>(Boone, 1928)</small> (invalid: junior homonym of Semele sowerbyi <small>Tryon, 1869</small>)
- Semele sparsilineata <small>Dall, 1915</small>: synonym of Semele purpurascens <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- Semele striata <small>(Reeve, 1853)</small>: synonym of Cumingia deshayesiana <small>Vaillant, 1865</small>
- Semele tabogensis <small>Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932</small>: synonym of Semele rosea <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele tita <small>Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938</small>: synonym of Semele australis <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele uruguayensis <small>Pilsbry, 189</small>7: synonym of Abra uruguayensis <small>(Pilsbry, 1897)</small>
- Semele verruculastra <small>Keen, 1966</small>: synonym of Semele formosa <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Semele virginiana <small>Meyer, 1888</small>: synonym of Semelina nuculoides <small>(Conrad in Hodge, 1841)</small>
- Semele warburtoni <small>Tenison Woods, 1877</small>: synonym of Codakia orbicularis <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (junior synonym)
References
- 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.
External links
- Schumacher C.F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls
- Lamarck, J.B. (1818). [volume 5 of] Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, préséntant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; precedes d'une Introduction offrant la determination des caracteres essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du vegetal et desautres corps naturels, enfin, l'Exposition des Principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. Paris, Deterville. vol 5: 612 pp.
- de Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere Vulsella. Bullettino della SocietÃÂ Malacologica Italiana. 10: 36-128