Siphonaria naufragum

Siphonaria naufragum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Siphonariida
Family: Siphonariidae
Genus: Siphonaria
Species:
S. naufragum
Binomial name
Siphonaria naufragum
(Stearns, 1872)

Siphonaria naufragum is a species of air-breathing sea snail, or false limpet, a marine heterobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae. [1]

Distribution

It is found in intertidal zones of rocky shores within Florida, the Florida Keys, and the Gulf of Mexico. [2][3]

Taxonomic status

Siphonaria naufragum was initially thought to be a widespread species with an amphiatlantic distribution, Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758). A 2015 molecular study clearly distinguished three lineages with no apparent connectivity.[2] These lineages are now treated as three separate species. The S. pectinata is restricted to the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, S. naufragum (Stearns, 1872) from Florida (and Keys) and the Gulf of Mexico, and S. placentula Menke, 1853 from the Cape Verde Archipelago.[2]

  • Siphonaria naufragum (bottom left / middle) and eggs (yellow bit in hole on the top right)
    Siphonaria naufragum (bottom left / middle) and eggs (yellow bit in hole on the top right)

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Siphonaria naufragum Stearns, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=750375 on 2021-03-05
  2. ^ a b c Giribet, G. and Kawauchi, G. Y., 2015. How many species of Siphonaria pectinata (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) are there? Journal of Molluscan Studies 1–7. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyv038 Advance Access published 4 September 2015
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Siphonaria naufragum Stearns, 1872". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-03-02.


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