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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
[]
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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
[]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by 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
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Semele sinensi Adams, 1853

Photo by 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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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abra aequalis Atlantic Abra Western Atlantic Ocean. 1.3 NG 1822
Abra alba White furrow shell Western Indian Ocean, Nor 2.5 SHL 1802
Abra braziliensis Western Atlantic. 1885
Abra californica Western Atlantic. 1970
Abra cistula Western Indian Ocean 1907
Abra hainanensis Western Pacific 1965
Abra japonica Western Pacific 1975
Abra kinoshitai Northwest Pacific 1958
Abra kurodai Northwest Pacific 1961
Abra lioica Smooth Abra Northwest Atlantic Ocean 0.8 DL 1881
Abra longicallus Long Abra North America and Mediter 1836
Abra lunella Northwest Pacific 1861
Abra maxima Indo-West Pacific 1894
Abra nitida Eastern Atlantic and the 1776
Abra pacifica Eastern Atlantic and the 1915
Abra prismatica Northeast Atlantic, Medit 1808
Abra profundorum Indo-West Pacific and Nor 1885
Abra scotti Northwest Pacific 2010
Abra segmentum Mediterranean Sea 1843
Abra seurati Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Abra sibogai Eastern Central Pacific 1932
Abra tenuis Mediterranean Sea 1818
Abra tepocana Mediterranean Sea 1915
Abra uruguayensis Western Atlantic. 1.0 DL 1897
Abrina sibogai Western Pacific. 1932
Argyrodonax haycocki Western Central Atlantic 1911
Cumingia californica California semele East Pacific. 1837
Cumingia coarctata Contracted semele Western Central Atlantic 1.6 DL 1833
Cumingia fragilis Western Atlantic. 1850
Cumingia lamellosa Indo-Pacific. 3.6 TL 1833
Cumingia sinuosa Western Atlantic. 1850
Cumingia tellinoides Tellin semele Western Central Atlantic 2 DL 1831
Cumingia vanhyningi Western Central Atlantic 1939
Ervilia bisculpta Indo-Pacific 1861
Ervilia castanea Northeast Atlantic and th 1803
Ervilia concentrica Concentric ervilia Western Central Atlantic 1860
Ervilia galapagana Southeast Pacific 1928
Ervilia nitens Shining ervilia North America. Northeast 1 DL 1808
Ervilia producta Southeast Pacific 1922
Ervilia sandwichensis Southwest Pacific 1885
Ervilia scaliola Western Indian Ocean 1869
Ervilia subcancellata Subcancellate ervilia North America. 1885
Iacra japonica Northwest Pacific 1864
Iacra seychellarum Western Indian Ocean 1856
Leptomya adunca Northwest Pacific 1861
Leptomya aucklandica Southwest Pacific 1955
Leptomya cochlearis Indo-West Pacific 1844
Leptomya minuta Northwest Pacific 1960
Leptomya psittacus Western Central Pacific 1882
Leptomya pura Northwest Pacific 1871
Leptomya retiaria Southwest Pacific 1885
Leptomya subrostrata Western Indian Ocean 2.4 TL 1869
Lonoa hawaiensis Eastern Central Pacific 1938
Rochefortina sandwichensis Indo-Pacific. 0.3 TL 1885
Scrobicularia cottardi Mediterranean Sea 1826
Scrobicularia plana Peppery furrow Western Indian Ocean, Nor 6.5 SHL 1778
Semele ada Western Indian Ocean, Nor 1863
Semele amabilis Western Indian Ocean, Nor 1854
Semele australis Indo-Pacific 1832
Semele bellastriata Cancellate semele Western Central Atlantic 2.4 DL 1837
Semele borbonica Indo-Pacific. 1.2 TL 1863
Semele brambleyae Southwest Pacific 1967
Semele carnicolor Indo-Pacific. 3.1 TL 1847
Semele casali Western Atlantic. 2.4 DL 1949
Semele casta Indo-West Pacific 1853
Semele cordiformis Northwest Pacific and Wes 1802
Semele crenulata Northwest Pacific 1833
Semele decisa Clipped semele East Pacific. 1837
Semele duplicata Western Central Pacific 1833
Semele exarata Western Central Pacific 1850
Semele fragillima Western Central Pacific 1869
Semele hanleyi Western Central Pacific 1878
Semele incongrua Western Central Pacific 1864
Semele isosceles Western Central Pacific 1909
Semele jucunda Western Central Pacific 1853
Semele jukesii Juke's semele Western Central Pacific 1853
Semele lenticularis Southwest Pacific 1833
Semele modesta Atlantic Ocean. 3.1 DL 1853
Semele monilis Eastern Central Pacific 1891
Semele obscura Pacific Ocean. 1863
Semele proficua Atlantic semele Western Central Atlantic 3 DL 1799
Semele pulchra Beautiful semele Eastern Pacific 1832
Semele purpurascens Purplish semele Southeast Pacific and Wes 3.4 DL 1791
Semele rubropicta Rose-painted semele Northeast Pacific 5 SHL 1871
Semele rupicola Rock semele East Pacific. 1915
Semele scabra Indo-West Pacific. 1844
Semele simplex Indo-West Pacific. 1850
Semele sinensi Western Central Pacific 1853
Semele solida Chilean semele Southeast Pacific
Semele striata Southeast Pacific 1855
Semele trindadis Southeast Pacific 2021
Semele venusta Sharp-rib semele Eastern Pacific 1853
Semele vestalis Western Pacific 1853
Semele zalosa Western Pacific 1994
Semele zebuense Western Pacific. 1844
Semelina nuculoides Nut semele Western Central Atlantic 0.6 DL 1841
Theora fragilis Fragile semele Western Pacific. 1856
Theora iridescens Western Pacific. 1843
Theora lata Western Pacific. 1843
Theora lubrica Asian semele Northwest Pacific 1861
Theora mesopotamica Western Indian Ocean 1918
Theora nitida Western Pacific 1861
Thyellisca hargreavesi Northwest Pacific 1873
Thyellisca pulchra Northwest Pacific 1865



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