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Simnia

Gastropoda - Ovulidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Simnia Risso
1828Calpurna Fleming
1884Neosimnia Fischer p. 664
1894Amphiperas (Neosimnia) Sacco
1899Ovula (Simnia) Johnson
1917Ovula (Neosimnia) Maury p. 113
1965Simnia (Neosimnia) Regteren Altena
1973Subsimnia Cate
1973Turbovula Cate p. 102
1984Simnia (Calpurna) MacNeil and Dockery p. 99
2001Simnia Todd
2002Calpurna Sepkoski
2002Neosimnia Sepkoski
2002Simnia Sepkoski
2004Simnia Dolin and Lozouet p. 75
2016Neosimnia Van Dingenen et al. p. 126
2016Simnia Van Dingenen et al. p. 127

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOvulidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyOvulinaeFlemming 1822
genusSimniaRisso 1826

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Simnia Risso 1826
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Subg. †Simnia (Simnia) Risso 1826
Subg. Simnia (Spiculata) Cate 1973
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Simnia limondinae Dolin and Lozouet 2004
Simnia pacaudi Dolin and Ledon 2002
Simnia rostralina Deshayes 1865
Simnia subcarnea d'Orbigny 1852
Simnia subtruncata Johnson 1899
Simnia texana Johnson 1899
Simnia wisewoodae Maury 1917
Invalid names: Calpurna Fleming 1828 [synonym], Neosimnia Fischer 1884 [synonym], Subsimnia Cate 1973 [synonym], Turbovula Cate 1973 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:45:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France S. pacaudi (183745)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Neosimnia sp. (205520)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France S. rostralina (171526) S. semen (65072)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) S. semen, S. subcarnea (178085)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Neosimnia sp. (205271 205410 205430 205480 205523) Neosimnia sp., Neosimnia texana (205267) Neosimnia subtruncata (205222) Neosimnia texana (205264 205422 205481) S. texana (98868 98870)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) S. subtruncata (92347)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy S. sp. (78617)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) S. cookei (66307 66313 179336)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France S. limondinae (177708)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Florida) S. puella (179122)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) S. cristata (89575) S. cristata, S. terminatincta (92460) S. puella (92458)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany S. sp. (111599)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Centre) S. semen (179581)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) S. sp. (38823)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Ovula wisewoodae (58817) S. sp. (74912)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (BolĂ­var) Ovula puana (88316)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic S. sp. (74914)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium (Antwerp) Neosimnia leathesi (179597)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Asti) S. pliomajor (86305)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Ovula leathesii (84755)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Ovula leathesii (84764)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) S. sp. (79991)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Neosimnia pliomajor (80562)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium S. leathesi (179048 179079)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Neosimnia pliomajor (71086 74929)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Parma) Neosimnia pliomajor (178917)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) S. terminatincta (92342)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) S. catalinensis (59063)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Amphiperas spelta (127592)