Separatista Explained

Separatista is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Capulidae.

Description

The turbinate shell is subdiscoidal. The first whorls are contiguous, the last more or less separated. The aperture is expanded, slightly angulated, the margin everted. The umbilicus is very wide, infundibuliform, with the whorls visible as far as the apex.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Separatista include:

• Separatista blainvilliana Petit de la Saussaye, 1851
• Separatista flavida (Hinds, 1843)
• Separatista helicoides (Gmelin, 1791)
• Separatista separatista (Dillwyn, 1817)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Separatista benhami Suter, 1902: synonym of Zelippistes benhami (Suter, 1902)
• Separatista chemnitzi (A. Adams, 1855): synonym of Separatista helicoides (Gmelin, 1791)
• Separatista fraterna Iredale, 1936: synonym of Separatista helicoides (Gmelin, 1791)
• Separatista gracilenta (Brazier, 1878): synonym of Separatista flavida (Hinds, 1843)
• Separatista grayi A. Adams, 1850 accepted as Lippistes cornu (Gmelin, 1791)
• Separatista helicoides (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Separatista separatista (Dillwyn, 1817) (Based on Turbo helicoides Gmelin, 1791: 3598, non Turbo helicoides Gmelin, 1791: 3602; replaced by Turbo separatista Dillwyn, 1817.)

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls