Septa (gastropod) explained

Septa is a genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.^[1]

It was previously considered as a subgenus of Cymatium.

Species

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

• 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)
• 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

• Beu A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea. Pers.com.

External links

• 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

Notes and References

1. 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