Septa (gastropod)

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

Septa is a genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.[2]

It was previously considered as a subgenus of Cymatium.[2]

General characteristics

(Original description) The shell is univalve and spirally coiled, bearing membranous septa or partitions arranged alternately and oppositely along both the body whorl and the spire. These septa differ in colour from the remainder of the shell and are faintly tuberculate. [3]

Species

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

Synonyms
  • Septa blacketi Iredale, 1936: synonym of Septa occidentalis (Mörch, 1877)
  • Septa englishi Newton, 1905 †: synonym of Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Septa exarata (Reeve, 1844): synonym of Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844)
  • † Septa gembacana (K. Martin, 1884): synonym of Monoplex pilearis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Septa gemmata is a synonym for Monoplex gemmatus (Reeve, 1844)[4]
  • 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 (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 (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

  1. ↑ Perry (1810). Arcana, sign. B, 1811, Conchology, pl. 14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Septa Perry, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=463535 on 2022-05-23
  3. ↑ Perry G. (1810-1811). Arcana: or the Museum of Natural History. pls. 1-48 (= 1810), pls. 49-84 (= 1811), unnumbered text pages. London: James Stratford Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ 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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