Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Semelidae

Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)

Range: 35°N to 35°S; 91°W to 34°W
Depth: 1 to 15 m
Maximum Reported Size: 34 mm

Synonymy

Tellina purpurascens Gmelin, 1791
Tellina obliqua W. Wood, 1815
Amphidesma variegatum Lamarck, 1818
Amphidesma laetum Reeve, 1853

Details

Tellina purpurascens Gmelin, 1791,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 35°N to 35°S; 91°W to 34°W
Depth: 1 to 15 m
Maximum Reported Size: 34 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) M; Lyons et al. (1971) Dd

Amphidesma laetum Reeve, 1853,
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s

Tellina obliqua W. Wood, 1815,
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s

Amphidesma variegatum Lamarck, 1818,
[Synonym]
Range: 20°N to 23°S; 75°W to 43°W
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Distribution: Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
References: d'Orbigny (1846) NSEWM; Gabb (1873: 259)

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