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Family: Semelidae



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104 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 1.3 cm NG
 
Abra aequalis
[Atlantic Abra]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
 
Abra alba
[White furrow shell]
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Abra braziliensis
[]
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Abra californica
[]
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Abra cistula
[]
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Abra hainanensis
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Abra japonica
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Abra kinoshitai
[]
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Abra kurodai
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Abra lioica
[Smooth Abra]
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Abra longicallus
[Long Abra]
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Abra lunella
[]
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Abra maxima
[]
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Abra nitida
[]
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Abra pacifica
[]
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Abra prismatica
[Elongate furrow-shell]
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Abra profundorum
[]
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Abra scotti
[]
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Abra segmentum
[]
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Abra seurati
[]
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Abra sibogai
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Abra tenuis
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Abra tepocana
[]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Abra uruguayensis
[]
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Abrina sibogai
[]
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Argyrodonax haycocki
[]
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Cumingia californica
[California semele]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Cumingia coarctata
[Contracted semele]
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Cumingia fragilis
[]
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Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
 
Cumingia lamellosa
[]
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Cumingia sinuosa
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Cumingia tellinoides
[Tellin semele]
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Cumingia vanhyningi
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Ervilia bisculpta
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Ervilia castanea
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Ervilia concentrica
[Concentric ervilia]
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Ervilia galapagana
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Ervilia nitens
[Shining ervilia]
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Ervilia producta
[]
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Ervilia sandwichensis
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Ervilia scaliola
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Ervilia subcancellata
[Subcancellate ervilia]
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Iacra japonica
[]
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Iacra seychellarum
[]
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Leptomya adunca
[]
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Leptomya aucklandica
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Leptomya cochlearis
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Leptomya minuta
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Leptomya psittacus
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Leptomya pura
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Leptomya retiaria
[]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm TL
 
Leptomya subrostrata
[]
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Lonoa hawaiensis
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm TL
 
Rochefortina sandwichensis
[]
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Scrobicularia cottardi
[]

FAO

Western Indian Ocean, Nor
Max. Length 6.5 cm SHL
Scrobicularia plana(da Costa, 1778)

Photo by FAO
 
Scrobicularia plana
[Peppery furrow]
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Semele ada
[]
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Semele amabilis
[]
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Semele australis
[]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Semele bellastriata
[Cancellate semele]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TL
 
Semele borbonica
[]
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Semele brambleyae
[]
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Max. Length 3.1 cm TL
 
Semele carnicolor
[]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Semele casali
[]
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Semele casta
[]
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Semele cordiformis
[]
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Semele crenulata
[]
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Semele decisa
[Clipped semele]
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Semele duplicata
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Semele exarata
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Semele fragillima
[]
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Semele hanleyi
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Semele incongrua
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Semele isosceles
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Semele jucunda
[]
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Semele jukesii
[Juke's semele]
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Semele lenticularis
[]
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Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Semele modesta
[]
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Semele monilis
[]
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Semele obscura
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Semele proficua
[Atlantic semele]
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Semele pulchra
[Beautiful semele]
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Max. Length 3.4 cm DL
 
Semele purpurascens
[Purplish semele]
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Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Semele rubropicta
[Rose-painted semele]
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Semele rupicola
[Rock semele]
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Semele scabra
[]
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Semele simplex
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Semele sinensiAdams, 1853

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Semele sinensi
[]
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Semele solida
[Chilean semele]
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Semele striata
[]
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Semele trindadis
[]
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Semele venusta
[Sharp-rib semele]
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Semele vestalis
[]
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Semele zalosa
[]
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Semele zebuense
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Semelina nuculoides
[Nut semele]
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Theora fragilis
[Fragile semele]
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Theora iridescens
[]
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Theora lata
[]
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Theora lubrica
[Asian semele]
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Theora mesopotamica
[]
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Theora nitida
[]
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Thyellisca hargreavesi
[]
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Thyellisca pulchra
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