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

Septa
shell of Septa bibbeyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

Species

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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)[3]
  • 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

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  1. ^ Perry (1810). Arcana, sign. B, 1811, Conchology, pl. 14.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ 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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