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Semele formosa

Status not recordedmolluscs

Semele formosa is a species in the family Semelidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about Semele formosa

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Semele formosa live?

Not recorded

Is Semele formosa endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Semele formosa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familySemelidae
  6. genusSemele
  7. SpeciesSemele formosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Synonyms Amphidesma formosum, Semele formosa, Semele verruculastra

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Semele formosa

Other species in the same genus Semele.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Semele formosa?

Semele formosa (Semele formosa) belongs to the family Semelidae in the order Cardiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Semele formosa (Semele formosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/semele-formosa

MLA

“Semele formosa (Semele formosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/semele-formosa.

BibTeX
@misc{semele_formosa_2026,
  title = {Semele formosa (Semele formosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/semele-formosa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}