Simnia Risso 1826 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae

Alternative spelling: Ovula (Simnia)

Synonyms: Amphiperas (Neosimnia) Fischer 1884, Calpurna Fleming 1828, Neosimnia Fischer 1884, Ovula (Neosimnia) Fischer 1884, Simnia (Calpurna) Fleming 1828, Simnia (Neosimnia) Fischer 1884, Subsimnia Cate 1973, Turbovula Cate 1973

Parent taxon: Ovulinae according to L. Dolin and P. Lozouet 2004

See also Dolin and Ledon 2002, Glibert 1963, MacNeil and Dockery 1984, Marquet 1997, Maury 1917, Perrilliat et al. 2003, Sepkoski 2002, Todd 2001 and Van Dingenen et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Ovula, Phenacovolva, Pseudosimnia, Simnialena

Subtaxa: Neosimnia (Neosimnia) Neosimnia leathesi Neosimnia leathesii Neosimnia loebbeckeana Neosimnia pliomajor Neosimnia puana Neosimnia semen Neosimnia spelta Simnia (Calpurna) cookei Simnia (Neosimnia) cristata Simnia (Neosimnia) puella Simnia (Neosimnia) semen Simnia (Simnia) Simnia (Spiculata) Simnia limondinae Simnia pacaudi Simnia rostralina Simnia subcarnea Simnia subtruncata Simnia texana Simnia wisewoodae

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), Morocco (1), United States (2: California, Florida)

• Pliocene of Belgium (3), Costa Rica (1), Italy (3), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (2)

• Miocene of Colombia (1), the Dominican Republic (3), France (1), Germany (1), Poland (1), United States (4: Florida)

• Oligocene of France (1), United States (3: Mississippi)

• Eocene of France (4), Italy (1), United States (14: Louisiana, Texas)

Total: 48 collections including 51 occurrences

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