Simnia arcuata

Simnia arcuata, common name Vidler's simnia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Simnia arcuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Simniinae
Genus:
Simnia
Species:
S. arcuata
Binomial name
Simnia arcuata
(Reeve, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Neosimnia arcuata (Reeve, 1865) (basionym)
  • Neosimnia quaylei Lowe, H.N., 1935
  • Neosimnia tyrianthina Berry, S.S., 1960
  • Neosimnia vidleri Sowerby, 1881
  • Ovulum neglectum Reeve, 1865
  • Pseudocyphoma gibbulum Cate, C.N., 1978
  • Spiculata advena Cate, C.N., 1978

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands and from California to Peru.

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References
  1. Simnia arcuata (Reeve, 1865). Gofas, S. (2010). Simnia arcuata (Reeve, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=478411 on 1 November 2011 .
  • Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
  • "Neosimnia arcuata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 November 2011.


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