WoRMS name details
Amphidesma Lamarck, 1818
520643 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:520643)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Semele (Amphidesma) Lamarck, 1818 represented as Semele Schumacher, 1817
Genus
Amphidesma variegata Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
- Subgenus Amphidesma (Paphies) R. P. Lesson, 1831 accepted as Paphies R. P. Lesson, 1831
- Subgenus Amphidesma (Taria) A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Paphies (Taria) J. E. Gray, 1853 represented as Paphies R. P. Lesson, 1831
- Species Amphidesma aequalis Say, 1822 accepted as Abra aequalis (Say, 1822)
- Species Amphidesma amabilis Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele amabilis (Reeve, 1853) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma amoena Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
- Species Amphidesma australe G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Semele australis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma bellastriata Conrad, 1837 accepted as Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma bicolor C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Semele bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma borbonica Deshayes, 1863 accepted as Semele australis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
- Species Amphidesma boysiana Leach, 1852 accepted as Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, Unjustified emendation of Mactra boysi Montagu, 1803)
- Species Amphidesma californica Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele californica (Reeve, 1853) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma cancellata A. d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma carnicolor Hanley, 1845 accepted as Semele carnicolor (Hanley, 1845)
- Species Amphidesma caspia Krynicki, 1837 accepted as Adacna vitrea (Eichwald, 1829) (a junior synonym)
- Species Amphidesma casta Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele casta (Reeve, 1853)
- Species Amphidesma castaneum (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma compta Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele compta (Reeve, 1853)
- Species Amphidesma concentricum G. Nevill, 1877 accepted as Semele carnicolor (Hanley, 1845) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma corbuloides Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Amphidesma cordiforme G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Tellina cordiformis Holten, 1802 accepted as Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802) (junior synonym)
- Species Amphidesma corrugatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Semele corrugata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma crenulata G. B. Sowerby I, 1853 accepted as Semele crenulata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma croceum A. Gould, 1850 accepted as Semele corrugata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma decisa Conrad, 1837 accepted as Semele decisa (Conrad, 1837) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma deforme R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Abra lioica (Dall, 1881)
- Species Amphidesma donacilla Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Donacilla cornea (Poli, 1791)
- Species Amphidesma duplicata G. B. Sowerby I, 1853 accepted as Semele duplicata (Reeve, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma elliptica G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Semele elliptica (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
- Species Amphidesma exarata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 accepted as Semele exarata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Species Amphidesma flavescens A. Gould, 1851 accepted as Semele flavescens (A. Gould, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma formosum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Semele formosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma forsteriana H. J. Finlay, 1926 accepted as Paphies donacina (Spengler, 1793) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma glabrella Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Atactodea cuneata (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Amphidesma goodalliana Leach, 1852 accepted as Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma gruneri Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele gruneri (Reeve, 1853)
- Species Amphidesma intermedia W. Thompson, 1845 accepted as Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Amphidesma jayanum C. B. Adams, 1845 accepted as Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799) (junior synonym)
- Species Amphidesma jovis Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele jovis (Reeve, 1853) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma jucunda Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele jucunda (Reeve, 1853)
- Species Amphidesma jukesii Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele carnicolor (Hanley, 1845)
- Species Amphidesma lactea (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tellina lactea Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Amphidesma lactea Krynicki, 1837 accepted as Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843)
- Species Amphidesma lactea sensu Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Scrobicularia cottardii (Payraudeau, 1826) (unaccepted > misapplication, not Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Amphidesma laeta Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Amphidesma laeve G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Semele laevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma lamellosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1853 accepted as Semele lamellosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma lenticulare G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Semele lenticularis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma lepida Say, 1826 accepted as Lepton lepidum (Say, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma lucinale Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Loripes orbiculatus Poli, 1795
- Species Amphidesma luteola Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
- Species Amphidesma martinii Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele martinii (Reeve, 1853)
- Species Amphidesma modesta Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele modesta (Reeve, 1853) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma nucleolata Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Abra tenuis (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
- Species Amphidesma nuculoides Conrad, 1841 accepted as Semelina nuculoides (Conrad, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma obscura Deshayes, 1863 accepted as Semele australis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
- Species Amphidesma orbiculare Hupé, 1854 accepted as Semele solida (J. E. Gray, 1828)
- Species Amphidesma orbiculata Say, 1822 accepted as Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
- Species Amphidesma pallidum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Semele pallida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma phaseolina Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Thracia phaseolina (Lamarck, 1818) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma protexta Conrad, 1841 accepted as Ensitellops protextus (Conrad, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Amphidesma proximum C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Semele flavescens (A. Gould, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma pulchella Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1852)
- Species Amphidesma pulchrum G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Semele pulchra (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma punctata Say, 1822 accepted as Diplodonta punctata (Say, 1822) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma punctatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Semele sowerbyi Tryon, 1869 (invalid: junior homonym of Amphidesma punctatum Say, 1822; Semele sowerbyi Tryon, 1869, and S. clydosa are replacement names)
- Species Amphidesma purpurascens Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Ervilia nitens (Montagu, 1808)
- Species Amphidesma purpurascens G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Semele barbarae (Boone, 1928) (invalid: junior primary homonym of Amphidesma purpurascens Lamatck, 1818, and secondary homonym of Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791); Semele sowerbyi Lamy, 1912, is a replacement name)
- Species Amphidesma radiata Say, 1826 accepted as Semele radiata (Say, 1826) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma radiata Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802) (invalid: junior homonym of Amphidesma radiata Say, 1826)
- Species Amphidesma reticulata G. B. Sowerby I, 1853 accepted as Tellina reticulata Linnaeus, 1767, sensu Poli, 1791 accepted as Ctena decussata (O. G. Costa, 1829) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma reticulatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1853 accepted as Tellina reticulata Linnaeus, 1767, sensu Poli, 1791 accepted as Ctena decussata (O. G. Costa, 1829) (junior synonym)
- Species Amphidesma roseum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Semele rosea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma rubrolineatum Conrad, 1837 accepted as Semele decisa (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Amphidesma rugulosum G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 accepted as Semele solida (J. E. Gray, 1828)
- Species Amphidesma rupium G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Semele rupium (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma scabrum Hanley, 1843 accepted as Semele scabra (Hanley, 1843) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma segmentum (Récluz, 1843) accepted as Abra segmentum (Récluz, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma siculum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 accepted as Scrobicularia cottardii (Payraudeau, 1826) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Amphidesma simplex A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 accepted as Semele pulchra (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma sinensis Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele cordiformis (Holten, 1802)
- Species Amphidesma solida J. E. Gray, 1828 accepted as Semele solida (J. E. Gray, 1828) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma sponsa Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele scabra (Hanley, 1843)
- Species Amphidesma striata Reeve, 1853 accepted as Cumingia deshayesiana Vaillant, 1865 (secondary junior homonym of Cumingia striata A. Adams, 1850)
- Species Amphidesma striosum C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Semele pulchra (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma subtriangulata (W. Wood, 1828) accepted as Paphies subtriangulata (W. Wood, 1828) (superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma subtruncata G. B. Sowerby I, 1853 accepted as Semele radiata (Say, 1826) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma tortuosum C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Semele tortuosa (C. B. Adams, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Amphidesma transversum Say, 1831 accepted as Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778)
- Species Amphidesma variabile J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma variegata Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma ventricosum C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Semele lenticularis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphidesma venusta Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele venusta (Reeve, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma vestalis Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele vestalis (Reeve, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphidesma virginea Reeve, 1853 accepted as Semele lamellosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1853)
- Species Amphidesma zebuense Hanley, 1843 accepted as Semele zebuensis (Hanley, 1843) (original combination)
- Species Amphidesma albella Lamarck, 1818 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Amphidesma cancellata G. B. Sowerby I, 1853 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Amphidesma multicostatum Hanley, 1858 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Amphidesma nucleola Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Lasaea adansoni (Gmelin, 1791) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Amphidesma physoides Lamarck, 1818 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Amphidesma trigonella Anton, 1837 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 489 [details]
page(s): 489 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amphidesma Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=520643 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 489 [details]
page(s): 489 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Korobkov, I.A. (1954). Справочник и методическое руководство по третичным моллюскам: пластинчатожаберные [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs: Lamellibranchiata]. Gosudarstvennoye nauchno-tekhnicheskoye izdatel'stvo neftyanoy i gorno-toplivnoy literatury, Leningrad, 444 pp., available online at https://www.geokniga.org/books/6177
page(s): 100 [details]
page(s): 100 [details]