Septa (gastropod)

Septa
shell of Septa bibbeyi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Septa
Perry, 1810
Type species
Septa scarlatina Perry, 1810
Synonyms
  • Cymatium (Septa) Perry, 1810
  • Cymatium (Simpulum) Mörch, 1852
  • Eutriton (Simpulum) Mörch, 1852
  • Lampusia (Simpulum) Mörch, 1852
  • Simpulum Mørch, 1853
  • Triton (Simpulum) Mörch, 1852
  • Tritonium (Simpulum) Mörch, 1852

Septa is a genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.

It was previously considered as a subgenus of Cymatium.

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