Semelidae
Also known as: Dunschalen e.a., Furrow-shells, Pebermuslinger, Pfeffermuscheln, dunschalen, pepparmusslor, semelovitÃ, slijkgapers
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Bivalvia |
| Order | Cardiida |
| Family | Semelidae |
| Published in | Stoliczka, F. (1870). The Pelecypoda, with a review of all known genera of this class, fossil and recent. [in] T. Oldham, Paleontologia Indica, being figures and descriptions of the organic reamins prcured during the progress of the Geological Survey of I |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 17 |
| Species records held | 258 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 327 |
| GBIF key | 6845 |
Genera in Semelidae
- Semele — 89 species: Semele amabilis, Semele anteriocosta, Semele australina, Semele australis, Semele barbarae, Semele bellastriata, Semele bicolor, Semele bolivarensis
- Abra — 76 species: Abra aegyptiaca, Abra aequalis, Abra affinis, Abra africana, Abra alba, Abra angulata, Abra antwerpiensis, Abra braziliensis
- Amphidesma — 16 species: Amphidesma aequata, Amphidesma cancellata, Amphidesma carinata, Amphidesma compressum, Amphidesma ellipticum, Amphidesma linosa, Amphidesma lucinalis, Amphidesma lunulata
- Leptomya — 16 species: Leptomya bracheon, Leptomya breviformis, Leptomya cochlearis, Leptomya concentrica, Leptomya cuspidariaeformis, Leptomya ecuadoriana, Leptomya gravida, Leptomya minuta
- Ervilia — 15 species: Ervilia asymmetrica, Ervilia bisculpta, Ervilia castanea, Ervilia chipolana, Ervilia meyeri, Ervilia nardii, Ervilia nitens, Ervilia oregonensis
- Cumingia — 12 species: Cumingia antillarum, Cumingia californica, Cumingia deshayesiana, Cumingia hinduorum, Cumingia keittensis, Cumingia lamellosa, Cumingia medialis, Cumingia mutica
- Theora — 9 species: Theora alfredensis, Theora iridescens, Theora lata, Theora lubrica, Theora mesopotamica, Theora moulinsii, Theora nasuta, Theora opalina
- Iacra — 6 species: Iacra japonica, Iacra kallima, Iacra petiti, Iacra seychellarum, Iacra speciosa, Iacra trotteriana
- Scrobicularia — 3 species: Scrobicularia ceylonica, Scrobicularia cottardii, Scrobicularia plana
- Semelina — 3 species: Semelina campbellorum, Semelina nuculoides, Semelina subquadrata
- Thyellisca — 3 species: Thyellisca hargravesi, Thyellisca lamellosa, Thyellisca pulchra
- Leptomyaria — 2 species: Leptomyaria etesiaca, Leptomyaria trigona
- Lonoa — 2 species: Lonoa hawaiensis, Lonoa katoi
- Montrouzieria — 2 species: Montrouzieria clathrata, Montrouzieria quadrata
- Septeuilia — 2 species: Septeuilia bezanconi, Septeuilia ovoides
- Argyrodonax — 1 species: Argyrodonax haycocki
- Rochefortina — 1 species: Rochefortina sandwichensis
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.