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Taxonomy
Family:
SEMELIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Semelidae (Family)
> Semele (Genus)
> vestalis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Amphidesma Lamarck, 1818
=Semele (Amphidesma) Lamarck, 1818 accepted, alternate representation
=Semele (Elegantula) de de Gregorio, 1885 accepted, alternate representation
=Semele (Semele) Schumacher, 1817 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Amphidesma vestalis Reeve, 1853
Images: Semele vestalis (Reeve, 1853)
Holotype of Semele brambleyae Powell, 1967, collected Orua Bay, Manukau Harbour, Auckland, NZ (MA71299). 32mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
SEMELIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Semelidae (Family)
> Semele (Genus)
> vestalis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Amphidesma Lamarck, 1818
=Semele (Amphidesma) Lamarck, 1818 accepted, alternate representation
=Semele (Elegantula) de de Gregorio, 1885 accepted, alternate representation
=Semele (Semele) Schumacher, 1817 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Amphidesma vestalis Reeve, 1853
Details: Semele vestalis (Reeve, 1853)
Size/Grows to:
Width 32mm, Height 31mm
Distribution:
North Island
Notes:
Marine, Known from a single specimen, presumably introduced
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.419)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1967 New Zealand Molluscan Systematics with Descriptions of New Species: Part 6, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 6(3) (p.196)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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