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Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Semelidae

Semele modesta (Reeve, 1853)


Range: 8°S to 23°S; 43°W to 0°W
Depth: 55 to 55 m
Maximum Reported Size: 48.9  mm

Synonymy

Amphidesma martinii Reeve, 1853
Amphidesma modestum Reeve, 1853
Semele aurora Tursch & Pierret, 1964

Details


Amphidesma modestum Reeve, 1853,
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: A. Adams (1854d)
Range: 8°S to 12°S
Maximum Reported Size: 31 mm

Semele aurora Tursch & Pierret, 1964, p. 35-36, figs 1-3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Rio de Janeiro, 30 fathoms
Range: 23°S to 23°S; 43°W
Depth: 55 m
Maximum Reported Size: 48.9 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
References: Tursch & Pierret (1964) DdNSEWM

Amphidesma martinii Reeve, 1853, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: A. Adams (1854d)
Range: 23°S to 23°S; 43°W
References: A. Adams (1854d:97) NSEW


Partial List of References

Tursch, B. and J. Pierret. 1964. New species of mollusks from the coast of Brazil Veliger 7 35-37. [Stated date: 01 Jul 1964.]

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