Simnia


Simnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.

Taxonomy

Dolin & Ledon considered that the lectotype of Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826, type species of Simnia, is a juvenile specimen of Simnia spelta type species of Neosimnia Fischer, 1884. This makes Simnia an objective synonym of Neosimnia. Accordingly, all the species treated in Lorenz & Fehse under Neosimnia should thereby be accepted under Simnia. Likewise, all the species treated by Lorenz & Fehse under Simnia should thereby be accepted under Xandarovula Cate, 1973.
The assumptions of Dolin are based on interpretations but not on the examination of the type material. Fehse has confirmed the vaility of the genus Neosimnia because the lectotype of Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826, type species of Simnia, is never a juvenile specimen of Simnia spelta type species of Neosimnia Fischer, 1884.

Species

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:
;Species brought into synonymy: