Semele Schumacher 1817

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

Species

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)

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.