| Simnia | |
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| a live Simnia spelta on soft coral Leptogorgia sarmentosa | |
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| Shell of † Simnia fusulina (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Subfamily: | Simniinae |
| Genus: | Simnia Risso, 1826 |
| Type species | |
| Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Simnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae. [1]
Dolin & Ledon (2002) considered that the lectotype of Simnia nicaeensisRisso, 1826, type species of Simnia, is a juvenile specimen of Simnia spelta(Linnaeus, 1758) type species of Neosimnia Fischer, 1884. This makes Simnia an objective synonym of Neosimnia. Accordingly, all the species treated in Lorenz & Fehse (2009) under Neosimnia should thereby be accepted under Simnia. Likewise, all the species treated by Lorenz & Fehse (2009) under Simnia should thereby be accepted under Xandarovula Cate, 1973. [1] The assumptions of Dolin (Dolin & Ledon, 2002) are based on interpretations but not on the examination of the type material. Fehse (2016) has confirmed the vaility of the genus Neosimnia because the lectotype of Simnia nicaeensisRisso, 1826, type species of Simnia, is never a juvenile specimen of Simnia spelta(Linnaeus, 1758) type species of Neosimnia Fischer, 1884.
The valid assignment of the taxa are found in Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. The assumption of Dolin prepared the following chaos: Species within the genus Simnia include:
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies.
Trivia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Triviidae, the trivias.
Cyphoma is a genus of predatory tropical sea snails, a taxonomic group of marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae, a family which is sometimes known as the false cowries or cowry allies.
Erato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae, the trivias and allies.
Hyalina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Cypraea is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Lyncina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Cymbovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Ovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Phenacovolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae.
Pseudosimnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Eocypraeinae of the family Ovulidae.
Simnialena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Xandarovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Cleotrivia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Dolichupis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Hespererato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Niveria is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Pusula is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Trivellona is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Simniinae is a subfamily of molluscs in the Ovulidae family of gastropods.
