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Simnia

Gastropoda - Ovulidae

Taxonomy

Simnia was named by Risso (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 121]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Ovula (Simnia) by Johnson (1899).

It was assigned to Ovula by Johnson (1899); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Ovulinae by Dolin and Lozouet (2004); and to Ovulidae by Todd (2001) and Van Dingenen et al. (2016).

Synonyms

Neosimnia was named by Fischer (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 121,700]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Amphiperas (Neosimnia) by Sacco (1894); it was reranked as Ovula (Neosimnia) by Maury (1917); it was reranked as Simnia (Neosimnia) by Regteren Altena (1965); it was synonymized subjectively with Simnia by Dolin and Ledon (2002).

It was assigned to Amphiperas by Sacco (1894); to Ovula by Maury (1917); to Simnia by Regteren Altena (1965); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ovulidae by Van Dingenen et al. (2016).
Subsimnia was named by Cate (1973). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Simnia by Dolin and Ledon (2002).
Turbovula was named by Cate (1973). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Simnia by Dolin and Ledon (2002).
Calpurna was named by Fleming (1828) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Simnia (Calpurna) by MacNeil and Dockery (1984); it was synonymized subjectively with Simnia by Dolin and Ledon (2002).

It was assigned to Simnia by MacNeil and Dockery (1984); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list

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

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
superfamily	Cypraeoidea	(Rafinesque 1815)
family	Ovulidae	Fleming 1822
subfamily	Ovulinae	Flemming 1822
genus	Simnia	Risso 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 (Spiculata) terminatincta Dolin 1991

†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