MolluscaBase name details
original description
Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new species of <i>Semele, Rhizochilus, Plotia</i> and <i>Tiara</i> in the Cumingian collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 21 (1853): 94-99., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747225
page(s): 95. [details]
basis of record
Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy
Boss, K. J. (1972). The Genus <i>Semele</i> in the Western Atlantic (Semelidae: Bivalvia). <em>Johnsonia.</em> 5(49): 1-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41114177
page(s): 14; note: type locality "China Seas" reported as erroneous [details]