Semele (bivalve)

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

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

Species

• Semele amabilis (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele australis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele barbarae (Boone, 1928)
• Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837)
• Semele bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Semele californica (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele capensis E. A. Smith, 1904
• Semele carnicolor (Hanley, 1845)
• Semele casali Doello-Jurado, 1949
• Semele casta (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele compta (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802)
• Semele corrugata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele craneana Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1949
• Semele crenulata (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele decisa (Conrad, 1837)
• Semele duplicata (G. B. Sowerby I in Reeve, 1853)
• Semele elliptica (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele exarata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
• Semele flavescens (Gould, 1851)
• Semele formosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele gruneri (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele hanleyi Angas, 1879
• Semele hedlandi M. Huber, 2010
• Semele iscovichorum Valentich-Scott, Coan & Zelaya, 2020
• Semele jamesi Coan, 1988
• Semele jovis (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele jucunda (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele laevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele lamellosa (G. B. Sowerby I in Reeve, 1853)
• Semele lamyi Nicklès, 1955
• Semele lenticularis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele martinii (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele modesta (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele natalensis M. Huber, 2010
• † Semele neuvillei Cossmann & Peyrot, 1909
• Semele pallida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele phryne Angas, 1879
• Semele pilsbryi Olsson, 1961
• Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
• Semele pulchra (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
• Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
• Semele radiata (Say, 1826)
• Semele rosea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele rubropicta Dall, 1871
• Semele rupicola Dall, 1915
• Semele rupium (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele scabra (Hanley, 1843)
• Semele solida (J. E. Gray, 1828)
• Semele sowerbyi Tryon, 1869
• Semele tortuosa (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Semele trindadis Simone, 2021
• Semele venusta (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele verrucosa Mörch, 1860
• Semele vestalis (A. Adams in Reeve, 1853)
• Semele zalosa Chesney & P. G. Oliver, 1994
• Semele zebuensis (Hanley, 1843)

Synonyms

• Semele ada A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of Myrtea ada (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) (original combination)
• Semele alveata Gould, 1861: synonym of Semele carnicolor (Hanley, 1845)
• Semele amoena (Reeve, 1853): synonym of Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
• Semele aphrodite Angas, 1879: synonym of Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802)
• Semele ashleyi Hertlein & Grant, 1972: synonym of Semele rubropicta Dall, 1871
• Semele aspasia Angas, 1879: synonym of Semele carnicolor (Hanley, 1845)
• Semele aurora Tursch & Pierret, 1964: synonym of Semele martinii (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele brambleyae Powell, 1967: synonym of Semele vestalis (A. Adams in Reeve, 1853) (Single New Zealand specimen presumably introduced)
• Semele braziliensis E. A. Smith, 1885: synonym of Abra braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
• Semele carolinensis Conrad, 1867: synonym of Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
• Semele clydosa Bernard, 1983: synonym of Semele sowerbyi Tryon, 1869
• Semele crenata A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of Semele crenulata (Reeve, 1853) (junior synonym)
• Semele duplicata Gould, 1861: synonym of Semele zebuensis (Hanley, 1843)
• Semele exigua H. Adams, 1862: synonym of Abra exigua (H. Adams, 1862) (original combination)
• Semele fazisa Gregorio, 1884: synonym of Semele striata (Reeve, 1853): synonym of Cumingia deshayesiana Vaillant, 1865
• Semele floreanensis Soot-Ryen, 1932: synonym of Semele rupium (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele fucata Mörch, 1861: synonym of Semele bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Semele gouldi Tryon, 1869: synonym of Semele zebuensis (Hanley, 1843)
• Semele gratiosa Reeve, 1853: synonym of Semele zebuensis (Hanley, 1843) (introduced in synonymy)
• Semele guaymasensis Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932: synonym of Semele hanleyi Angas, 1879
• Semele hertleini Durham, 1950: synonym of Semele verrucosa Mörch, 1860
• Semele incongrua Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Semele venusta (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele infans E. A. Smith, 1885: synonym of Abra infans (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
• Semele jaramija Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941: synonym of Semele verrucosa Mörch, 1860
• Semele junonia Verrill, 1870: synonym of Semele rosea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele lata Bush, 1885: synonym of Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837)
• † Semele leana Dall, 1900: synonym of Semele rosea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele macandreae H. Adams, 1870: synonym of Semele striata (Reeve, 1853): synonym of Cumingia deshayesiana Vaillant, 1865
• Semele margarita Olsson, 1961: synonym of Semele verrucosa Mörch, 1860
• Semele mediamericana Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932: synonym of Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
• Semele modesta A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Semele modesta (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele monilis Tate, 1891: synonym of Semele jucunda (Reeve, 1853)
• Semele nexilis Gould, 1862: synonym of Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837)
• Semele nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776): synonym of Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776)
• Semele nuculoidea: synonym of Semelina nuculoides (Conrad in Hodge, 1841) (misspelling)
• Semele obliqua (Wood, 1815): synonym of Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
• Semele ornata Gould, 1862: synonym of Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
• Semele pacifica Dall, 1915: synonym of Semele verrucosa Mörch, 1860
• Semele paziana Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1949: synonym of Semele pallida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele philippinensis E. A. Smith, 1885: synonym of Abra philippinensis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
• Semele piperata (Poiret, 1789): synonym of Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778)
• Semele planata Carpenter, 1856: synonym of Semele tortuosa (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Semele profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885: synonym of Abra profundorum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
• Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791) sensu Nicklès, 1950: synonym of Semele lamyi Nicklès, 1955
• Semele quentinensis Dall, 1921: synonym of Semele pulchra (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele radiata (Reeve, 1853): synonym of Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802) (junior homonym)
• Semele regularis Dall, 1915: synonym of Semele pallida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (invalid: junior homonym of Semele regularis E.A. Smith, 1885; S. paziana is a replacement name)
• Semele regularis E. A. Smith, 1885: synonym of Abra regularis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
• Semele reticulata Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
• Semele rubrotincta Carpenter, 1857: synonym of Semele decisa (Conrad, 1837)
• Semele scabra (Hanley, 1843) sensu Bosch & Bosch, 1982: synonym of Semele zalosa Chesney & P. G. Oliver, 1994 (misapplication)
• Semele shoplandi Melvill, 1898: synonym of Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802)
• Semele simplicissima Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932: synonym of Semele pallida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele sinensis A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802)
• Semele sowerbyi Lamy, 1912: synonym of Semele barbarae (Boone, 1928) (invalid: junior homonym of Semele sowerbyi Tryon, 1869)
• Semele sparsilineata Dall, 1915: synonym of Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
• Semele striata (Reeve, 1853): synonym of Cumingia deshayesiana Vaillant, 1865
• Semele tabogensis Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932: synonym of Semele rosea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele tita Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938: synonym of Semele australis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele uruguayensis Pilsbry, 1897: synonym of Abra uruguayensis (Pilsbry, 1897)
• Semele verruculastra Keen, 1966: synonym of Semele formosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
• Semele virginiana Meyer, 1888: synonym of Semelina nuculoides (Conrad in Hodge, 1841)
• Semele warburtoni Tenison Woods, 1877: synonym of Codakia orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)