Simnia

''Simnia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae.

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.
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:
*''Simnia aperta'' ( Sowerby, 1849)
*'' Simnia arcuata'' ( Reeve, 1865)
*'' Simnia avena'' ( G.B. Sowerby I, 1832)
*'' Simnia barbarensis'' Dall, 1892
*'' Simnia bartschi'' (Cate, 1973)
*'' Simnia bijuri'' (Cate, 1976)
* † '' Simnia brevicula'' (Celzard & Dovesi, 2024)
* † '' Simnia fusulina'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004
* † '' Simnia graniformis'' (Celzard & Dovesi, 2024)
*'' Simnia hammesi'' (Bertsch & Bibbey, 1982)
* † '' Simnia helenae'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004
* † '' Simnia leathesi'' (J. de C. Sowerby, 1826)
* † '' Simnia lhommei'' (Cossmann, 1907)
* † '' Simnia limondinae'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004
*'' Simnia loebbeckeana'' ( Weinkauff, 1881)
*'' Simnia macleani'' (Cate, 1976)
* † '' Simnia multilineata'' (Celzard & Dovesi, 2024)
*''Simnia patula'' ( Pennant, 1777)
* '' Simnia pliomajor'' (Sacco, 1894)
* † '' Simnia pseudolaevis'' (Celzard & Dovesi, 2024)
* † '' Simnia pulchra'' (Celzard & Dovesi, 2024)
* † '' Simnia rostralina'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † '' Simnia scobina'' (Garvie, 1996)
* '' Simnia sculptura'' (Cate, 1973)
* † '' Simnia semen'' (Defrance, 1825)
* '' Simnia senegalensis'' ( Schilder, 1931)
*''Simnia spelta'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

;Species brought into synonymy:
*''Simnia acicularis'' (Lamarck, 1811): synonym of ''Cymbovula acicularis'' (Lamarck, 1811)
* ''Simnia aequalis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832): synonym of ''Neosimnia avena'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) synonym of ''Simnia avena'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
*''Simnia aureocincta'' Dall, 1899: synonym of '' Cyphoma aureocinctum'' ( Dall, 1889)
* ''Simnia brevirostris'' (Schumacher, 1817): synonym of '' Phenacovolva brevirostris'' (Schumacher, 1817)
*''Simnia hiscocki'' Lorenz & Melaun, 2011: synonym of '' Xandarovula hiscocki'' (Lorenz & Melaun, 2011) (superseded combination)
*''Simnia hyalina'' Lorenz & Fehse, 2009: synonym of '' Xandarovula hyalina'' (Lorenz & Fehse, 2009) (superseded combination)
*''Simnia illyrica'' ( Schilder, 1925): synonym of ''Simnia spelta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym)
*''Simnia inflexa'' Schilder, 1941: synonym of '' Simnialena rufa'' ( Sowerby, 1832)
*''Simnia inflexa'' ( Sowerby, 1832): synonym of '' Simnialena rufa'' ( Sowerby, 1832)
*''Simnia jacintoi'' Fehse & Trigo, 2015: synonym of '' Xandarovula jacintoi'' (Fehse & Trigo, 2015) (superseded combination)
*''Simnia nicaeensis'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Simnia spelta'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
*''Simnia nicaoensis'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Simnia nicaeensis'' Risso, 1826
*''Simnia piragua'' Dall, 1889: synonym of '' Calcarovula piragua'' ( Dall, 1889)
*''Simnia rufa'' ( Sowerby, 1832): synonym of '' Simnialena rufa'' ( Sowerby, 1832)
*''Simnia sowerbyana'' Paetel, 1887: synonym of '' Phenacovolva brevirostris'' (Schumacher, 1817)
*''Simnia uniplicata'' ( Sowerby, 1849): synonym of ''Simnialena uniplicata'' ( Sowerby, 1849)
* † ''Simnia vibrayana'' (de Raincourt, 1870) : synonym of † '' Sandalia vibrayana'' (de Raincourt, 1870) (superseded combination)
*''Simnia vidleri'' ( Sowerby, 1881): synonym of '' Simnia arcuata'' (Reeve, 1865) (junior subjective synonym)
*''Simnia xanthochila'' Kuroda, 1928: synonym of '' Contrasimnia xanthochila'' ( Kuroda, 1928)

References

Dall W.H. 1889. ''Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda''. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College, 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40
* Cate C.N. (1973). ''A Systematic Revision of the Recent Cypraeid Family Ovulidae''. The Veliger, Vol 15, Supplement.
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species'': a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

Dolin L. & Ledon D., 2002. Nouveaux taxons et discussion de la systématique des genres correspondants d'Ovulidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) de l'Éocène inférieur de Gan (France). Geodiversitas 24(2): 329-347
* Fehse, D. (2016): Superfamilia Cypraeoidea J.E. Gray, 1824 - In: Stein, G. Moths, H. Albrecht, F. Havekost, U. & Fehse, D. (eds.): Revision der miozänen Molluskenfauna (Hemmoorium) von Werder bei Achim (Nordwest-Niedersachsen): 33-41, pls. 16-19, text figs. 8-13. – Palaeofocus, 5: 1-289, pls. 1-76, text figs. 1-93, tabs. 1-5.

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Ovulidae
Gastropod genera