Traits taxon details
Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870 (1825)
Scrobiculariidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Genus Abra Lamarck, 1818
- Genus Argyrodonax Dall, 1911
- Genus Cumingia G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
- Genus Ervilia W. Turton, 1822
- Genus Iacra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
- Genus Leptomya A. Adams, 1864
- Genus Leptomyaria Habe, 1960
- Genus Lonoa Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
- Genus Montrouzieria Souverbie, 1863
- Genus Rochefortina Dall, 1924
- Genus Scrobicularia Schumacher, 1815
- Genus Semele Schumacher, 1817
- Genus Semelina Dall, 1900
- Genus Septeuilia Cossmann, 1913 †
- Genus Souleyetia Récluz, 1869
- Genus Theora H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
- Genus Thyellisca H. E. Vokes, 1956
- Genus Abrina T. Habe, 1952 accepted as Abra Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Amphidesma Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Semele (Amphidesma) Lamarck, 1818 represented as Semele Schumacher, 1817 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Syndosmya Récluz, 1843 accepted as Abra Lamarck, 1818 (synonym)
- Genus Semelidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
marine, brackish
Stoliczka, F. (1870-1871). The Pelecypoda, with a review of all known genera of this class, fossil and recent. In: T. Oldham, <i>Paleontologia Indica, being figures and descriptions of the organic remains procured during the progress of the Geological Survey of India. Cretaceous Fauna of Southern India. Volume 3</i>. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Calcutta.</em> i-xxii, 1-537, pls 1-50 [pp. 1-222, pl. 1-12 - 1870; pp. i-xxii, 223—537, pl. 23-50 - 1871]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/110955
page(s): 106, 108; note: as Semelinae, subfamily of Scrobiculariidae [details]
page(s): 106, 108; note: as Semelinae, subfamily of Scrobiculariidae [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870 (1825). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1781 on 2025-06-04
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870 (1825). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1781 on 2025-06-04
original description
Stoliczka, F. (1870-1871). The Pelecypoda, with a review of all known genera of this class, fossil and recent. In: T. Oldham, <i>Paleontologia Indica, being figures and descriptions of the organic remains procured during the progress of the Geological Survey of India. Cretaceous Fauna of Southern India. Volume 3</i>. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Calcutta.</em> i-xxii, 1-537, pls 1-50 [pp. 1-222, pl. 1-12 - 1870; pp. i-xxii, 223—537, pl. 23-50 - 1871]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/110955
page(s): 106, 108; note: as Semelinae, subfamily of Scrobiculariidae [details]
original description (of Scrobiculariidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): 2: 408 [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]
basis of record Vinarski, M. V.; Kantor, Yu. I. (2016). Analytical catalogue of fresh and brackish water molluscs of Russia and adjacent countries. A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, 544 pp.
page(s): 79 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [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): 106, 108; note: as Semelinae, subfamily of Scrobiculariidae [details]
original description (of Scrobiculariidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): 2: 408 [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]
basis of record Vinarski, M. V.; Kantor, Yu. I. (2016). Analytical catalogue of fresh and brackish water molluscs of Russia and adjacent countries. A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, 544 pp.
page(s): 79 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [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
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scrobiculariidae) (from synonym Scrobiculariidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Semelidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Scrobiculariidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856)
To Genbank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scrobiculariidae) (from synonym Scrobiculariidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Semelidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Scrobiculariidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856)
To Genbank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To ITIS