Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Cardiida |
| Family: Semelidae |
| Genus: Semele |
| Species: Semele perlamellosa Heilprin, 1886 |
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Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
| Gatun Formation (Middle) |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Heilprin, 1886, p. 92):
“Shell thin, transversely elongated, oval, about equilateral; beaks central, acute, not prominent; right valve with a vertically incised, lamellar, cardinal-tooth, which is followed by the very oblique, and broadly opening cartilage sulcus; dental fissure in left valve narrow, apparently duplicated; lateral teeth subcentral; surface covered with numerous, regularly placed, elevated lamellae of growth, which are gently angulated on the posterior slope.
Length, 2.8 inches; height, two inches.
A single specimen from the banks below Fort Thompson.”
Measurements: n/a
Other remarks: n/a
References: n/a
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Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on September 10, 2015. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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