Siphonaria naufragum explained

Siphonaria naufragum is a species of air-breathing sea snail, or false limpet, a marine heterobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae. ^[1]

Distribution

It is found in intertidal zones of rocky shores within Florida, the Florida Keys, and the Gulf of Mexico. ^{[2] [3]}

Taxonomic status

Siphonaria naufragum was initially thought to be a widespread species with an amphiatlantic distribution, Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758). A 2015 molecular study clearly distinguished three lineages with no apparent connectivity. These lineages are now treated as three separate species. The S. pectinata is restricted to the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, S. naufragum (Stearns, 1872) from Florida (and Keys) and the Gulf of Mexico, and S. placentula Menke, 1853 from the Cape Verde Archipelago.

External links

• Stearns, R. E. C. (1872). Descriptions of new species of marine mollusks from the coast of Florida. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 15: 21-24

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Siphonaria naufragum Stearns, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=750375 on 2021-03-05
2. Giribet, G. and Kawauchi, G. Y., 2015. How many species of Siphonaria pectinata (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) are there? Journal of Molluscan Studies 1–7. Advance Access published 4 September 2015
3. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Siphonaria naufragum Stearns, 1872. 2021-03-02. www.marinespecies.org. en.