Septa (gastropod)

Septa is a genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae. It was previously considered as a subgenus of Cymatium.[2]

Septa
shell of Septa bibbeyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Septa
Perry, 1810[1]
Type species
Septa rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[2]
  • Simpulum Mørch, 1853
  • Cymatium (Septa) Perry, 1810
  • Triton (Simpulum) Mörch, 1852

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with valid names are included within the genus Septa:[2]

Synonyms:

References

  1. Perry (1810). Arcana, sign. B, 1811, Conchology, pl. 14.
  2. Septa Perry, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  3. Monoplex gemmatus (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 March 2011.
  • Beu A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea. Pers.com.


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