Septifer

Septifer
Septifer bilocularis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Mytilida
Family:	Mytilidae
Genus:	Septifer Récluz, 1848
Type species
Mytilus bilocularis Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Brachydontes (Hormomya) Mörch, 1853

Septifer is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Septiferinae of the family Mytilidae, the mussels.^[1]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:^[1]

• Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Septifer cumingii Récluz, 1849
• Septifer excisus (Wiegmann, 1837)
• † Septifer huttoni (Cossmann, 1916)
• † Septifer pissarroi Le Renard, 1994
• Septifer ramulosus (Viader, 1951)
• Septifer rudis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
• Septifer rufolineatus (E. A. Smith, 1911)
• † Septifer serratus (Melleville, 1843)
• † Septifer torquatus (P. Marshall, 1918)
• Septifer zeteki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1946

Synonyms

• Septifer australis Laseron, 1956: synonym of Septifer cumingii Récluz, 1849
• Septifer bifurcatus (Conrad, 1837): synonym of Mytilisepta bifurcata (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted combination)
• Septifer bisculpturata Barnard, 1964: synonym of Septifer bisculpturatus Barnard, 1964: synonym of Septifer ramulosus (Viader, 1951) (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
• Septifer bisculpturatus Barnard, 1964: synonym of Septifer ramulosus (Viader, 1951)
• Septifer bryanae (Pilsbry, 1921): synonym of Septifer cumingii Récluz, 1849
• Septifer crassus Dunker, 1853: synonym of Mytilisepta virgata (Wiegmann, 1837)
• Septifer cumingi [sic]: synonym of Septifer cumingii Récluz, 1849 (misspelling)
• Septifer forskali Dunker, 1855: synonym of Septifer cumingii Récluz, 1849
• Septifer forskalii Dunker, 1855: synonym of Septifer cumingii Récluz, 1849
• Septifer furcillata Gould, 1861: synonym of Septifer cumingii Récluz, 1849
• Septifer fuscus Récluz, 1848: synonym of Septifer excisus (Wiegmann, 1837)
• Septifer herrmannseni Dunker, 1853: synonym of Mytilisepta virgata (Wiegmann, 1837)
• Septifer keenae Nomura, 1936: synonym of Mytilisepta keenae (Nomura, 1936)
• Septifer keeni Nomura, 1936: synonym of Septifer keenae Nomura, 1936: synonym of Mytilisepta keenae (Nomura, 1936) (incorrect original spelling)
• Septifer pulcher Z.-R. Wang, 1983: synonym of Septifer cumingii Récluz, 1849
• Septifer trautwineana Tryon, 1866: synonym of Mytilopsis trautwineana (Tryon, 1866) (original combination)
• Septifer troschelii Dunker, 1853: synonym of Septifer excisus (Wiegmann, 1837)
• Septifer vaughani Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938: synonym of Septifer excisus (Wiegmann, 1837)
• Septifer virgatus (Wiegmann, 1837): synonym of Mytilisepta virgata (Wiegmann, 1837)
• Septifer xishaensis Z.-R. Wang, 1983: synonym of Septifer rudis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938

References

External links

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• Récluz, C. A. (1848). Description d'un nouveau genre de coquille bivalve nommé Septifère (Septifer). Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne. 11: 275-279
• Stoliczka F. (1870-1871). The Pelecypoda, with a review of all known genera of this class, fossil and recent. [in] T. Oldham, Paleontologia Indica, being figures and descriptions of the organic remains procured during the progress of the Geological Survey of India. Cretaceous Fauna of Southern India. Volume 3. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Calcutta. pp. i-xxii, 1-537, pl. 1-50

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