Semele purpurascens
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Bivalvia
- Order: Imparidentia
- Family: Semelidae
- Genus: Semele
- Species: Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
- Common Name: Purplish semele
Geological Range
Late Pliocene to Middle Pleistocene; Recent.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Panama to South Carolina.
Remarks
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
- Middle Pleistocene
- Bermont Formation (S. FL)
- Canepatch Formation (SC)
- Early Pleistocene
- Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
- Urraca Formation (Mimitimbi Member) (Panama)
- Waccamaw Formation (SC)
- Late Pliocene
- Duplin / Raysor formations (GA)
- Jackson Bluff Formation (N. FL)
