Semele is a genus of molluscs of the family Semelidae described in 1817 by Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher.
Species
Synonyms
Semele ada A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of Myrtea ada (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) (original combination)
Semele alveata Gould, 1861: synonym of Semele carnicolor (Hanley, 1845)
Semele amoena (Reeve, 1853): synonym of Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
Semele aphrodite Angas, 1879: synonym of Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802)
Semele ashleyi Hertlein & Grant, 1972: synonym of Semele rubropicta Dall, 1871
Semele aspasia Angas, 1879: synonym of Semele carnicolor (Hanley, 1845)
Semele aurora Tursch & Pierret, 1964: synonym of Semele martinii (Reeve, 1853)
Semele brambleyae Powell, 1967: synonym of Semele vestalis (A. Adams in Reeve, 1853) (Single New Zealand specimen presumably introduced)
Semele braziliensis E. A. Smith, 1885: synonym of Abra braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
Semele carolinensis Conrad, 1867: synonym of Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
Semele clydosa Bernard, 1983: synonym of Semele sowerbyi Tryon, 1869
Semele crenata A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of Semele crenulata (Reeve, 1853) (junior synonym)
Semele duplicata Gould, 1861: synonym of Semele zebuensis (Hanley, 1843)
Semele exigua H. Adams, 1862: synonym of Abra exigua (H. Adams, 1862) (original combination)
Semele fazisa Gregorio, 1884: synonym of Semele striata (Reeve, 1853): synonym of Cumingia deshayesiana Vaillant, 1865
Semele floreanensis Soot-Ryen, 1932: synonym of Semele rupium (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Semele fucata Mörch, 1861: synonym of Semele bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Semele gouldi Tryon, 1869: synonym of Semele zebuensis (Hanley, 1843)
Semele gratiosa Reeve, 1853: synonym of Semele zebuensis (Hanley, 1843) (introduced in synonymy)
Semele guaymasensis Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932: synonym of Semele hanleyi Angas, 1879
Semele hertleini Durham, 1950: synonym of Semele verrucosa Mörch, 1860
Semele incongrua Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Semele venusta (Reeve, 1853)
Semele infans E. A. Smith, 1885: synonym of Abra infans (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
Semele jaramija Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941: synonym of Semele verrucosa Mörch, 1860
Semele junonia Verrill, 1870: synonym of Semele rosea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Semele lata Bush, 1885: synonym of Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837)
† Semele leana Dall, 1900: synonym of Semele rosea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Semele macandreae H. Adams, 1870: synonym of Semele striata (Reeve, 1853): synonym of Cumingia deshayesiana Vaillant, 1865
Semele margarita Olsson, 1961: synonym of Semele verrucosa Mörch, 1860
Semele mediamericana Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932: synonym of Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
Semele modesta A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Semele modesta (Reeve, 1853)
Semele monilis Tate, 1891: synonym of Semele jucunda (Reeve, 1853)
Semele nexilis Gould, 1862: synonym of Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837)
Semele nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776): synonym of Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Semele nuculoidea: synonym of Semelina nuculoides (Conrad in Hodge, 1841) (misspelling)
Semele obliqua (Wood, 1815): synonym of Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
Semele ornata Gould, 1862: synonym of Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
Semele pacifica Dall, 1915: synonym of Semele verrucosa Mörch, 1860
Semele paziana Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1949: synonym of Semele pallida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Semele philippinensis E. A. Smith, 1885: synonym of Abra philippinensis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
Semele piperata (Poiret, 1789): synonym of Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778)
Semele planata Carpenter, 1856: synonym of Semele tortuosa (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Semele profundorum E. A. Smith, 1885: synonym of Abra profundorum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791) sensu Nicklès, 1950: synonym of Semele lamyi Nicklès, 1955
Semele quentinensis Dall, 1921: synonym of Semele pulchra (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Semele radiata (Reeve, 1853): synonym of Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802) (junior homonym)
Semele regularis Dall, 1915: synonym of Semele pallida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (invalid: junior homonym of Semele regularis E.A. Smith, 1885; S. paziana is a replacement name)
Semele regularis E. A. Smith, 1885: synonym of Abra regularis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
Semele reticulata Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
Semele rubrotincta Carpenter, 1857: synonym of Semele decisa (Conrad, 1837)
Semele scabra (Hanley, 1843) sensu Bosch & Bosch, 1982: synonym of Semele zalosa Chesney & P. G. Oliver, 1994 (misapplication)
Semele shoplandi Melvill, 1898: synonym of Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802)
Semele simplicissima Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932: synonym of Semele pallida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Semele sinensis A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802)
Semele sowerbyi Lamy, 1912: synonym of Semele barbarae (Boone, 1928) (invalid: junior homonym of Semele sowerbyi Tryon, 1869)
Semele sparsilineata Dall, 1915: synonym of Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
Semele striata (Reeve, 1853): synonym of Cumingia deshayesiana Vaillant, 1865
Semele tabogensis Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932: synonym of Semele rosea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Semele tita Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938: synonym of Semele australis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Semele uruguayensis Pilsbry, 1897: synonym of Abra uruguayensis (Pilsbry, 1897)
Semele verruculastra Keen, 1966: synonym of Semele formosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Semele virginiana Meyer, 1888: synonym of Semelina nuculoides (Conrad in Hodge, 1841)
Semele warburtoni Tenison Woods, 1877: synonym of Codakia orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)