Septa is a genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Septa Perry, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=463535 on 2022-05-23
It was previously considered as a subgenus of Cymatium.
General characteristics (Original description) The shell is univalve and spirally coiled, bearing membranous septa or partitions arranged alternately and oppositely along both the body whorl and the spire. These septa differ in colour from the remainder of the shell and are faintly tuberculate. Perry G. (1810-1811). Arcana: or the Museum of Natural History. pls. 1-48 (= 1810), pls. 49-84 (= 1811), unnumbered text pages. London: James Stratford
Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with valid names are included within the genus Septa: Septa beui (Garcia-Talavera, 1985) Septa bibbeyi (Beu, 1987) Septa closeli (Beu, 1987) † Septa dharmai (Beu, 2005) Septa flaveola (Röding, 1798) Septa hepatica (Röding, 1798) † Septa landaui Beu, 2010 Septa marerubrum (Garcia-Talavera, 1985) Septa mixta (Arthur & Garcia-Talavera, 1990) Septa occidentalis (Mörch, 1877) † Septa ogygia (Woodring, 1959) Septa peasei (Beu, 1987) Septa rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Septa blacketi Iredale, 1936: synonym of Septa occidentalis (Mörch, 1877) Septa englishi Newton, 1905 †: synonym of Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Septa exarata (Reeve, 1844): synonym of Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844) † Septa gembacana (K. Martin, 1884): synonym of Monoplex pilearis (Linnaeus, 1758) Septa gemmata is a synonym for Monoplex gemmatus (Reeve, 1844) Septa parkinsonia Perry, 1811: synonym of Sassia parkinsonia (Perry, 1811): synonym of Austrosassia parkinsonia (Perry, 1811) (original combination) Septa parthenopea (Salis Marschlins, 1793): synonym of Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793) Septa petulans Hedley & May, 1908: synonym of Sassia petulans (Hedley & May, 1908): synonym of Austrotriton petulans (Hedley & May, 1908) (original combination) Septa rubicunda Perry, 1811: synonym of Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Septa scarlatina Perry, 1810: synonym of Septa rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) Septa spengleri Perry, 1811: synonym of Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) (original combination) † Septa tjaringinensis (K. Martin, 1899): synonym of † Monoplex tjaringinensis (K. Martin, 1899) Septa triangularis Perry, 1811: synonym of Lotoria triangularis (Perry, 1811) (original combination) Septa tritonia Perry, 1810: synonym of Charonia tritonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
Beu A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea. Pers.com.
External links
Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 pp Dall, W. H. (1903). Note on the family Septidae. The Nautilus. 17(5): 55-56 Dall, W. H. (1912). Note on the genus Septa Perry (Triton auct.). The Nautilus. 26(5): 59-59