Deep-Sea taxon details
Semele Schumacher, 1817
138476 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138476)
accepted
Genus
- Subgenus Semele (Abra) Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Abra Lamarck, 1818
- Species Semele (Abra) profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Abra profundorum (E. A. Smith, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Semele braziliensis E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Abra braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
- Species Semele philippinensis E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Abra philippinensis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
- Species Semele profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Abra profundorum (E. A. Smith, 1885) (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 53, 165 [details]
page(s): 53, 165 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Semele Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138476 on 2026-08-28
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Semele Schumacher, 1817. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138476 on 2026-08-28
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original description
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 53, 165 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [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): 53, 165 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
