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Simnialena C. N. Cate, 1973

AphiaID

160413 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160413)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Simnialena marferula C. N. Cate, 1973 accepted as Simnialena uniplicata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849) (type by original designation)

Parent

Simniinae F. A. Schilder, 1927

Original name

Simnialena C. N. Cate, 1973

Synonymised names

Simnia (Simnialena) C. N. Cate, 1973 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Species Simnialena acuminata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848)
Species Simnialena formicaria (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
Species Simnialena ilhabelaensis Fehse, 2001
Species Simnialena paita Fehse, 2017
Species Simnialena rufa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Species Simnialena uniplicata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
Species Simnialena inflexa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) accepted as Simnialena rufa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Species Simnialena marferula C. N. Cate, 1973 accepted as Simnialena uniplicata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Cate, C. N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 15 (supplement): 1-117., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42495434
page(s): 75 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Simnialena C. N. Cate, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160413 on 2026-07-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-31 07:42:56Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2009-11-13 10:12:01Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2010-10-03 15:39:41Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2017-08-05 16:37:04Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Cate, C. N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 15 (supplement): 1-117., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42495434
page(s): 75 [details]

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