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Semele subovata

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Semele subovata

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 subovata live?

Not recorded

Is Semele subovata 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 subovata classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familySemelidae
  6. genusSemele
  7. SpeciesSemele subovata (Say, 1824)

Synonyms Amphidesma burnsi, Amphidesma subovata, Semele johnsoniana, Semele subovata alta

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Semele subovata

Other species in the same genus Semele.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Semele subovata?

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

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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

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

BibTeX
@misc{semele_subovata_2026,
  title = {Semele subovata (Semele subovata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/semele-subovata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}