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Semele (Amphidesma) Lamarck, 1818
701754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:701754)
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Amphidesma Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Semele (Amphidesma) brevirostris Hupé, 1854 † accepted as Amphidesma brevirostrum Hupé, 1854 † (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
- Species Semele (Amphidesma) natalensis M. Huber, 2010 accepted as Semele natalensis M. Huber, 2010
- Species Semele (Amphidesma) radula (Hupé, 1854) † accepted as Amphidesma radula Hupé, 1854 †
- Species Semele (Amphidesma) variabilis (Hupé, 1854) † accepted as Cumingia variabilis (Hupé, 1854) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Semele (Amphidesma) craneana Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1949 represented as Semele craneana Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1949
- Species Semele (Amphidesma) formosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) represented as Semele formosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
- Species Semele (Amphidesma) pallida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) represented as Semele pallida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
- Species Semele (Amphidesma) purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791) represented as Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Semele (Amphidesma) venusta (Reeve, 1853) represented as Semele venusta (Reeve, 1853)
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 489-490 [details]
page(s): 489-490 [details]
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Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 489-490 [details]
redescription 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. [details]
page(s): 489-490 [details]
redescription 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. [details]
