Septa (gastropod)

Genus of gastropods

Septa

shell of Septa bibbeyi
Scientific classification
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

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]

## 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]

* 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 (Garcia-Talavera, 1985)
* Septa mixta (Arthur & Garcia-Talavera, 1990)
* Septa occidentalis (Mörch, 1877)
* † Septa ogygia (Woodring, 1959)
* Septa peasei (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 (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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Septa.

* 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
* Mörch, 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 pp
* Dall, 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

Taxon identifiers

Septa|

* Wikidata: Q7452035
* AFD: Septa
* BioLib: 1075646
* BOLD: 856659
* GBIF: 3245494
* iNaturalist: 752757
* NBN: NHMSYS0021055571
* NCBI: 2483538
* Open Tree of Life: 4968725
* Paleobiology Database: 10455
* WoRMS: 463535

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