WoRMS taxon details
Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
420915 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:420915)
accepted
Species
Amphidesma amoena Reeve, 1853 · unaccepted
Amphidesma jayanum C. B. Adams, 1845 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Amphidesma luteola Reeve, 1853 · unaccepted
Amphidesma orbiculata Say, 1822 · unaccepted
Lucina icterica Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted
Semele amoena (Reeve, 1853) · unaccepted
Semele carolinensis Conrad, 1867 · unaccepted
Semele decussata (W. Wood, 1815) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Semele decussatus (W. Wood, 1815) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Semele mediamericana Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Semele reticulata Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina decussata W. Wood, 1815 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina proficua Pulteney, 1799 · unaccepted
Tellina reticulata Spengler, 1798 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Semele proficua radiata (Say, 1826) accepted as Semele radiata (Say, 1826)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tellina proficua Pulteney, 1799) Pulteney, R. (1799). Catalogue of the birds, shells, and some of the more rare plants of Dorsetshire. London, Nichols, 92 pp.
page(s): 29 [details]
page(s): 29 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420915 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Amphidesma amoena Reeve, 1853) Reeve, L. A. (1853). Monograph of the genus <i>Amphidesma</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-4, October, 1853; pl. 5-7, November, 1853]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120481
page(s): pl. 7, sp. 52. [details]
original description (of Amphidesma jayanum C. B. Adams, 1845) Adams, C. B. (1845). Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490685
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Amphidesma luteola Reeve, 1853) Reeve, L. A. (1853). Monograph of the genus <i>Amphidesma</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-4, October, 1853; pl. 5-7, November, 1853]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120481 [details]
original description (of Amphidesma orbiculata Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 307 [details]
original description (of Semele carolinensis Conrad, 1867) Conrad, T. A. (1867). Descriptions of new genera and species of fossil shells. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3(1): 8-16., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658650
page(s): 14 [details]
original description (of Semele mediamericana Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) Pilsbry, H. A. & Lowe, H. N. (1932). West Mexican and Central American mollusks collected by H. N. Lowe, 1929–1931. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 84: 33-144, 17 pls., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4064126.pdf
page(s): 92 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Semele reticulata Schumacher, 1817) 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 [details]
original description (of Tellina decussata W. Wood, 1815) Wood, W. (1815). General conchology or a description of shells, arranged according to the Linnean system. London, John Booth. Vol. 1, lxi + 7 + 246 pp., 60 pl. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/131274
page(s): 190 [details]
original description (of Tellina proficua Pulteney, 1799) Pulteney, R. (1799). Catalogue of the birds, shells, and some of the more rare plants of Dorsetshire. London, Nichols, 92 pp.
page(s): 29 [details]
original description (of Tellina reticulata Spengler, 1798) Spengler L. (1798). Over det toskallede Slægt Tellinerne. <i>Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet, Kiøbenhavn. 4(2)</i>: 67-121, pl. 12., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PID=PPN608227374_0004%7CLOG_0030 [details]
original description (of Lucina icterica Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Lucina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, May 1850; pl. 6-9, June 1850; pl. 1, 10-11 August 1850]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142186
page(s): species 60 [details]
basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): pl. 7, sp. 52. [details]
original description (of Amphidesma jayanum C. B. Adams, 1845) Adams, C. B. (1845). Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490685
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Amphidesma luteola Reeve, 1853) Reeve, L. A. (1853). Monograph of the genus <i>Amphidesma</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-4, October, 1853; pl. 5-7, November, 1853]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120481 [details]
original description (of Amphidesma orbiculata Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 307 [details]
original description (of Semele carolinensis Conrad, 1867) Conrad, T. A. (1867). Descriptions of new genera and species of fossil shells. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3(1): 8-16., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658650
page(s): 14 [details]
original description (of Semele mediamericana Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) Pilsbry, H. A. & Lowe, H. N. (1932). West Mexican and Central American mollusks collected by H. N. Lowe, 1929–1931. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 84: 33-144, 17 pls., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4064126.pdf
page(s): 92 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Semele reticulata Schumacher, 1817) 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 [details]
original description (of Tellina decussata W. Wood, 1815) Wood, W. (1815). General conchology or a description of shells, arranged according to the Linnean system. London, John Booth. Vol. 1, lxi + 7 + 246 pp., 60 pl. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/131274
page(s): 190 [details]
original description (of Tellina proficua Pulteney, 1799) Pulteney, R. (1799). Catalogue of the birds, shells, and some of the more rare plants of Dorsetshire. London, Nichols, 92 pp.
page(s): 29 [details]
original description (of Tellina reticulata Spengler, 1798) Spengler L. (1798). Over det toskallede Slægt Tellinerne. <i>Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet, Kiøbenhavn. 4(2)</i>: 67-121, pl. 12., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PID=PPN608227374_0004%7CLOG_0030 [details]
original description (of Lucina icterica Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Lucina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, May 1850; pl. 6-9, June 1850; pl. 1, 10-11 August 1850]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142186
page(s): species 60 [details]
basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Maury, C. J. (1925). A further contribution to the paleontology of Trinidad (Miocene Horizons). <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 10(42): 153-402, pls. 1-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32509152
page(s): 269, pl. 21, fig. 5 [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Maury, C. J. (1925). A further contribution to the paleontology of Trinidad (Miocene Horizons). <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 10(42): 153-402, pls. 1-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32509152
page(s): 269, pl. 21, fig. 5 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (from synonym Semele mediamericana Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Semele mediamericana. Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 84: 92-93, pl. 12, figs. 1, 1a, 2 - catalog no. 53295) (from synonym Semele mediamericana Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Tellina proficua Pulteney, 1799)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications) (from synonym Tellina decussata W. Wood, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications) (from synonym Tellina reticulata Spengler, 1798)
To Malacopics (Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799) Brazil, São Paulo, Sao Sebastiao Island, Barreiro ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Semele reticulata Schumacher, 1817)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Semele mediamericana. Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 84: 92-93, pl. 12, figs. 1, 1a, 2 - catalog no. 53295) (from synonym Semele mediamericana Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Tellina proficua Pulteney, 1799)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications) (from synonym Tellina decussata W. Wood, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications) (from synonym Tellina reticulata Spengler, 1798)
To Malacopics (Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799) Brazil, São Paulo, Sao Sebastiao Island, Barreiro ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Semele reticulata Schumacher, 1817)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
