Simnia spelta White simnia,Gorgonian simnia ,Keys Simnia ,

Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Simnia spelta is a small sized gorgonian snail. Simnia spelta lives on gorgonians (sea fans) and feeds on them (food specialist). Main distribution area is the western Mediterranean to the Adriatic Sea.

Synonymised names:
Bulla spelta Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Neosimnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Neosimnia treated as synonym of Simnia)
Neosimnia spelta spelta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula acicularis sensu Tryon, 1885 not Lamarck, 1810 (synonym)
Ovula intermedia sensu Tryon, 1885 not G. B. Sowerby I, 1828 (synonym)
Ovula leathesi sensu Tryon, 1885 not J. de C. Sowerby, 1824 †
Ovula lutea Pallary, 1900
Ovula obsoleta Locard, 1891 (synonym)
Ovula rosea Pallary, 1900
Ovula roseocarnea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883
Ovula sowerbyana sensu Tryon, 1885 not Weinkauff, 1881 (synonym)
Ovula spelta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula spelta var. lutea Pallary, 1900 (synonym)
Ovula spelta var. lutea-rosea Pallary, 1900 (synonym)
Ovula spelta var. lutea-roseocarnea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 (synonym)
Ovula triticea Lamarck, 1810 sensu Payraudeau, 1826 (misapplication)
Ovulum obtusum G. B. Sowerby I, 1828 (junior synonym)
Ovulum secale G. B. Sowerby I, 1828 (junior synonym)
Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826 (junior synonym)
Simnia nicaoensis sensu J. Allan, 1956 not Risso, 1826 (misspelling [by Allan, J. 1956] of nicaeensis Risso, 1826)
Simnia spelta var. brevis Coen, 1949 (synonym)

Direct children (1):
Variety Simnia spelta var. brevis Coen, 1949 accepted as Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)