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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Semelidae

Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)


Range: 35°N to 42.58°S; 91°W to 29°W
Depth: 0 to 75 m (live 7 to 0.3 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 35.8  mm

Synonymy

Semele reticulata auct. non Linnaeus, 1767
Tellina proficua Pulteney, 1799
Amphidesma radiatum Say, 1826
Amphidesma jayanum C. B. Adams, 1845
Semele mediamericana Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

Details


Tellina proficua Pulteney, 1799, p. 29-30, [Petiver, pl. 93, fig. 18]
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Solander MS
Type Locality: North Shore, Poole, and Waymouth, Dorsetshire, England
Range: 35°N to 42.58°S; 91°W to 29°W
Depth: 0 to 75 m (live 7 to 0.3 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Bermuda, Argentina: Chubut
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) M; Sykes & Hall (1970) Ll; Pastorino (1995) S

Amphidesma jayanum C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 10, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Maximum Reported Size: 35.8 mm
Distribution: Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1845) NSEWM; Maury (1920) s

Semele mediamericana Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932, 
[Synonym]
References: Olsson (1961)

Amphidesma radiata Say, 1826, p. 220-221
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Southern shores of East Florida; coast of Georgia
Range: 31°N to 27°N; 80°W
Maximum Reported Size: 35 mm
Distribution: USA: Georgia, Florida: East Florida
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s

Semele reticulata auct. non Linnaeus, 1767, 
[Not available]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s
Comments: Misidentification.


Partial List of References

Adams, C. B. 1845. Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2 1-17. [Stated date: -- Jan 1845.]
Pulteney, R. 1799. Catalogues of the Birds, Shells and some of the more rare Plants of Dorsetshire  i + 92 pp. J. Nichols: London.
Say, T. 1826. Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5 207-221. [True date: -- Feb 1826.]

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