Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Semele punctata (Sowerby, 1833), non Amphidesma punctata Say, 1822, S. decisa (Conrad), auct., non Conrad, 1837, S. clydosa Bernard, 1983; USNM: 752921 (fide Coan, 1988), LACM: 66-121, 71-69, CAS: 46271, 54616, 064528, 064529, 064530 (fide Coan, 1988), SBMNH 34899 (fide Coan, 1988), UCMP: B.3615 (fide Coan, 1988), BMNH: 1986078 (Lectotype), 1907.10.28.21 (Paralectotype), CDRS: ? 644, 662, 672, 673, CLHI: 97-230 (CDRS), FNRS-Belgian expedition to the Galapagos, 1984 Syn.: Amphidesma punctatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (invalid: junior homonym of Amphidesma punctatum Say, 1822; Semele sowerbyi Tryon, 1869, Semele (Semele) sowerbyi Tryon, 1869· accepted, alternate representation, Semele clydosa Bernard, 1983 (Horton et al., 2021).

Origin: Endemic

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

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