''Septa'' is a
genus
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of small to large predatory
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators.
Genera
The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera:
* '' Argobuccinum'' Herrmannsen, 1846
* '' ...
.
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It was previously considered as a subgenus of ''
Cymatium
Cymatium (from Greek κυμάτιον "small wave"), the uppermost molding at the top of the cornice in the classical order, is made of the s-shaped cyma molding (either ''cyma recta'' or ''cyma reversa''), combining a concave cavetto with a con ...
''.
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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(WoRMS) the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Septa'':
* ''
Septa beui''
(Garcia-Talavera, 1985)
* ''
Septa bibbeyi''
(Beu, 1987)
* ''
Septa closeli''
(Beu, 1987)
* † ''
Septa dharmai''
(Beu, 2005)
*''
Septa flaveola''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''
Septa hepatica''
(Röding, 1798)
* † ''
Septa landaui''
Beu, 2010
* ''
Septa marerubrum
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''
(Garcia-Talavera, 1985)
* ''
Septa mixta
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''
(Arthur & Garcia-Talavera, 1990)
* ''
Septa occidentalis''
(Mörch, 1877)
* † ''
Septa ogygia''
(Woodring, 1959)
* ''
Septa peasei
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(Beu, 1987)
* ''
Septa rubecula''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
;Synonyms:
* ''Septa blacketi''
Iredale, 1936: synonym of ''Septa occidentalis''
(Mörch, 1877)
* ''Septa englishi''
Newton, 1905 †: synonym of ''
Charonia lampas
''Charonia lampas'', common name the pink lady, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Charoniidae.
Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution: the North Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean (Azore ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Septa exarata''
(Reeve, 1844): synonym of ''
Monoplex exaratus''
(Reeve, 1844)
* † ''Septa gembacana''
(K. Martin, 1884): synonym of ''
Monoplex pilearis
''Monoplex'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cymatiidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monoplex'' include:
* ''Monoplex amictus'' (Reeve, 1844)
* ''Monoplex aqua ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Septa gemmata'' is a synonym for ''
Monoplex gemmatus''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''Septa parkinsonia''
Perry, 1811: synonym of ''Sassia parkinsonia''
(Perry, 1811): synonym of ''
Austrosassia parkinsonia''
(Perry, 1811) (original combination)
* ''Septa parthenopea''
(Salis Marschlins, 1793): synonym of ''
Monoplex parthenopeus''
(Salis Marschlins, 1793)
* ''Septa petulans''
Hedley & May, 1908: synonym of ''Sassia petulans''
(Hedley & May, 1908): synonym of ''
Austrotriton petulans''
(Hedley & May, 1908) (original combination)
* ''Septa rubicunda''
Perry, 1811: synonym of ''
Charonia lampas
''Charonia lampas'', common name the pink lady, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Charoniidae.
Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution: the North Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean (Azore ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Septa scarlatina''
Perry, 1810: synonym of ''
Septa rubecula''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Septa spengleri''
Perry, 1811: synonym of ''
Cabestana spengleri''
(Perry, 1811) (original combination)
* † ''Septa tjaringinensis''
(K. Martin, 1899): synonym of †
Monoplex tjaringinensis (K. Martin, 1899)
* ''Septa triangularis''
Perry, 1811: synonym of ''
Lotoria triangularis''
(Perry, 1811) (original combination)
* ''Septa tritonia''
Perry, 1810: synonym of ''
Charonia tritonis
''Charonia tritonis'', common name the Triton's trumpet, the giant triton or is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Charoniidae, the tritons. Reaching up to two feet (or 60 cm) in shell length th ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
References
* Beu A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea. Pers.com.
External links
Perry G. (1810-1811). Arcana: or the Museum of Natural History. pls. 1-48 (= 1810), pls. 49-84 (= 1811), unnumbered text pages. London: James StratfordMörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 ppDall, W. H. (1903). Note on the family Septidae. The Nautilus. 17(5): 55-56 Dall, W. H. (1912). Note on the genus Septa Perry (Triton auct.). The Nautilus. 26(5): 59-59
Cymatiidae
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