Simnia
a live Simnia spelta on soft coral Leptogorgia sarmentosa
Shell of † Simnia fusulina (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Subfamily: Simniinae
Genus: Simnia
Risso, 1826
Type species
Simnia nicaeensis
Risso, 1826
Synonyms[1]
  • Amphiperas(Simnia) Risso, 1826
  • Calpurna Fleming, 1828
  • Neosimnia P. Fischer, 1884
  • Simnia (Neosimnia) P. Fischer, 1884
  • Spiculata Cate, 1973
  • Velox Monterosato, 1878
  • Xandarovula Cate, 1973

Simnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.[1]

Taxonomy

Dolin & Ledon (2002) considered that the lectotype of Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826, type species of Simnia, is a juvenile specimen of Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) type species of Neosimnia Fischer, 1884. This makes Simnia an objective synonym of Neosimnia. Accordingly, all the species treated in Lorenz & Fehse (2009) under Neosimnia should thereby be accepted under Simnia. Likewise, all the species treated by Lorenz & Fehse (2009) under Simnia should thereby be accepted under Xandarovula Cate, 1973.[1] The assumptions of Dolin (Dolin & Ledon, 2002) are based on interpretations but not on the examination of the type material. Fehse (2016) has confirmed the vaility of the genus Neosimnia because the lectotype of Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826, type species of Simnia, is never a juvenile specimen of Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) type species of Neosimnia Fischer, 1884.

Species

The valid assignment of the taxa are found in Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. The assumption of Dolin prepared the following chaos: Species within the genus Simnia include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 3 Simnia Risso, 1826. Gofas, S. (2010). Simnia Risso, 1826. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138307 on 18 December 2011 .
  2. ↑ Simnia arcuata (Reeve, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Simnia avena (G.B. Sowerby II, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Simnia barbarensis Dall, 1892. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  5. ↑ Simnia bartschi (Cate, 1973). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  6. ↑ Simnia bijuri (Cate, 1976). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  7. ↑ Simnia hammesi (Bertsch & Bibbey, 1982). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  8. ↑ Simnia loebbeckeana (Weinkauff, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  9. ↑ Simnia macleani (Cate, 1976). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  10. ↑ Simnia sculptura (Cate, 1973). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  11. ↑ Simnia senegalensis (F.A. Schilder, 1931). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  12. ↑ Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  13. ↑ Simnia vidleri (Sowerby G.B. III, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
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