Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Alternative combinations: Amphidesma linosa, Syndosmya linosa
Belongs to Semele according to Brann and Kent 1960
See also Harris 1919
Sister taxa: Semele (Amphidesma), Semele (Elegantula), Semele (Semele), Semele anteriocosta, Semele australina, Semele bellastriata, 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 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
Subtaxa: Semele linosa claibornensis
Type specimen: ANSP 20253, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (10: Alabama, South Carolina collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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