Semele bellastriata Conrad 1837 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Alternative combinations: Amphidesma bellastriata, Semele (Semele) bellastriata

Belongs to Semele according to G. Rosenberg 2005

See also da Silva Forti 1969

Sister taxa: Semele (Amphidesma), Semele (Elegantula), Semele (Semele), Semele anteriocosta, Semele australina, Semele bolivarensis, Semele carinata, Semele casta, Semele chipolana, Semele claytoni, Semele diaboli, Semele flavescens, Semele hanleyi, Semele harveyensis, Semele jaramija, Semele junonia, Semele krauseana, Semele laevis, Semele linosa, Semele mekranica, Semele montesanoensis, Semele morani, Semele nelliana, Semele orbiculata, Semele paramutica, Semele perlamellosa, Semele proficua, Semele purpurascens, Semele radiata, Semele reagani, Semele sardonica, Semele sayi, Semele sparsilineata, Semele subovata, Semele sylviaensis, Semele transversa, Semele vancouverensis, Semele vesiculosa, Semele willamettensis, Semele zuliana

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), United States (27: Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Pliocene of United States (4: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia), Venezuela (1)

Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence

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