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Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) 
AphiaID: 478341

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) > Ovulidae (Family) > Simniinae (Subfamily) > Simnia (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Simnia Risso, 1826
Synonymised
taxa		  Neosimnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Neosimnia treated as synonym of Simnia)
 Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826 (junior synonym)
Sources  basis of record: 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., available online at http://www.mnhn.fr/publication/geodiv/g02n2a4.pdf
page(s): 341 [details]

additional source: Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. [details]

from synonym: 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 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English Mediterranean ovulid (from synonym)  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Atlantic Europe (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Azores (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Cape Verde (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Mediterranean Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
Images 
Simnia spelta
Simnia spelta
added on 2013-01-21 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked

Simnia spelta
Simnia spelta
added on 2013-01-21 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:478341
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2010-05-27 20:15:18Z  created  Gofas, Serge
  
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  Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=478341 on 2013-05-24
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