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Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758)Specimen from La Herradura, Granada (actual size 11.9 mm).
Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen from La Herradura, Granada (actual size 11.9 mm).

478341 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:478341)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Ovulidae (Family)
  9. Simniinae (Subfamily)
  10. Simnia (Genus)
  11. Simnia spelta (Species)
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Species
Amphiperas (Neosimnia) spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Bulla spelta Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Neosimnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Neosimnia treated as synonym of...)  
Neosimnia treated as synonym of Simnia
Ovula obsoleta Locard, 1891 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ovula spelta var. lutea Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ovulum obtusum G. B. Sowerby I, 1828 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ovulum secale G. B. Sowerby I, 1828 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Simnia illyrica F. A. Schilder, 1927 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Simnia nicaoensis [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (by J. A. Allan, 1956)
Simnia spelta var. brevis Coen, 1949 · unaccepted (synonym)

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(of Bulla spelta Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 726 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=478341 on 2026-08-15
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Nomenclature

original description (of Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Simnia (Neosimnia) illyrica F. A. Schilder, 1927) Schilder, F. A. (1927). Revision der Cypraeacea (Moll. Gastr.). <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 91A(10): 1-171., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-Naturgeschichte_91A_10_0001-0171.pdf
page(s): 78 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Bulla spelta Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 726 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Ovulum obtusum G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1828). On the recent species of the genus <i>Ovulum</i>. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 4: 145-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485061
page(s): 156 [details] 

original description (of Ovulum secale G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1828). On the recent species of the genus <i>Ovulum</i>. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 4: 145-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485061
page(s): 157 [details] 

original description (of Ovula obsoleta Locard, 1891) Locard, A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. <em>Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon.</em> 37: 1-385 [Published 31 October 1891; also published by Baillière as a book in 1892]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54577547
page(s): 36 [details] 

original description (of Ovula spelta var. roseocarnea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883) Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66, 1886]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103592
page(s): 135; note: name credited to Monterosato [details] 

original description (of Simnia spelta var. brevis Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Ovula spelta var. lutea Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965 [details] 

original description (of Ovula spelta var. rosea Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965 [details] 

basis of record Dolin L. & Ledon D. (2002). Nouveaux taxons et discussion de la systématique des genres correspondants d'Ovulidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) de l'Éocène inférieur de Gan (France). <em>Geodiversitas.</em> 24(2): 329-347., available online at http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/g2002n2a4.pdf
page(s): 341 [details] 

Other

additional source Nappo, A. (2024). An overview of the Mediterranean 'allied cowries' (Gastropoda: Ovulidae) with the description of <i>Xandarovula aetheria</i> n. sp. <em>Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural History, Malta.</em> 1(1): 37-66.
page(s): 43-47 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source 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 [details] 

additional source Lorenz, F.; Fehse, D. (2009). <i>The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 651 pp., 203 pls., 375 + numerous unnumb. text figs. [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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LanguageName 
English Mediterranean ovulid  [details]
German Gorgonien-Porzellanschnecke  [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Neosimnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Neosimnia spelta spelta (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Neosimnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ovula sowerbyana Weinkauff, 1881 sensu Tryon, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Simnia spelta) 
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 23 proteins) 
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Bulla spelta Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Neosimnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) Italy, Lazio, Roma, Natural Marine Reserve Secche di... 
To Malacopics (Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) Portugal, Faro, Cabanas de Tavira, beached, collecte... 
To PESI (from synonym Ovulum secale G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Ovula obsoleta Locard, 1891)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Neosimnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Simnia (Neosimnia) illyrica F. A. Schilder, 1927)
To PESI (from synonym Bulla spelta Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Simnia illyrica F. A. Schilder, 1927)
To PESI (from synonym Ovula acicularis Lamarck, 1810, sensu Tryon, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Ovula intermedia G. B. Sowerby I, 1828 sensu Tryon, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Ovula sowerbyana Weinkauff, 1881 sensu Tryon, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Ovula spelta (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Simnia spelta var. brevis Coen, 1949)
To PESI (from synonym Ovula spelta var. lutea Pallary, 1900)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Neosimnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758))
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