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Siphonaria crenata Blainville, 1827

181258 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181258)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Gastropoda
  5. Heterobranchia
  6. Euthyneura
  7. Tectipleura
  8. Siphonarimorpha
  9. Siphonariida
  10. Siphonarioidea
  11. Siphonariidae
  12. Siphonaria
  13. Siphonaria crenata
accepted
Species
Siphonaria G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1827). Siphonaire, <i>Siphonaria</i> (Malacoz.), pp. 291-296, in: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 49. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25314546
page(s): p. 295; note: based on Savigny (1817), pl. 3 fig. 3-35 [details] 
Note not stated [Red Sea coast of Egypt]  
From editor or global species database
Type locality not stated [Red Sea coast of Egypt] [details]
Taxonomy There is considerable confusion regarding the identity of the Indo-Pacific species of Siphonaria introduced into the...  
Taxonomy There is considerable confusion regarding the identity of the Indo-Pacific species of Siphonaria introduced into the Mediterranean. There are three distinct reports: in the Suez Canal (Tillier and Bavay, 1905, as Siphonaria sipho Sowerby, 1824, and Moazzo, 1939, as Siphonaria laciniosa (Linnaeus, 1758), on the Israeli coast (Barash & Danin, 1973, as Siphonaria kurracheensis Reeve, 1856 and Morrison, 1972, as Siphonaria laciniosa), and more recently in the Bay of Iskenderun, SE Turkey (Albayrak & Çeviker, 2001, and Albayrak & Çaglar, 2006, as Siphonaria belcheri).
It is unclear whether all reports refer or not to the same species. Zenetos et al. (2003) subsumed all Mediterranean records to the Red Sea species Siphonaria crenata Blainville, 1827 but this has yet to be ascertained. The only established population seems to be that of SE Turkey, which Albayrak & Çaglar (2006) claim to be introduced by shipping like several other aliens in that area and not spread out of the Red Sea. Delongueville & Scaillet (2010) reported (under the name Siphonaria crenata following Zenetos et al., 2003) the Turkish population to be thriving, but did not conclude on whether only one species is present. Jenkins & Köhler (2024) referred the records from Israel (Morrison, 1972 and Barash & Danin, 1973) to Siphonaria savignyi Krauss, 1848 but did not mention the Turkish records. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Siphonaria crenata Blainville, 1827. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=181258 on 2026-09-15
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Siphonaria crenata Blainville, 1827. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=181258 on 2026-09-15
Date
action
by
2005-09-09 14:22:48Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2024-10-23 07:48:15Z
changed
Köhler, Frank

original description Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1827). Siphonaire, <i>Siphonaria</i> (Malacoz.), pp. 291-296, in: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 49. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25314546
page(s): p. 295; note: based on Savigny (1817), pl. 3 fig. 3-35 [details] 

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Russo, G.; Templado, J. (2004). CIESM Atlas of exotic species in the Mediterranean. Vol. 3 Molluscs, 376 pp. <em>Monaco, CIESM Publishers.</em> , available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20210507152030/http://www.ciesm.org/atlas/appendix3.html
page(s): 208-209 [details] 

additional source Delongueville C. & Scaillet R. (2010). Importante population de <i>Siphonaria crenata</i> Blainville, 1827 implantée à l'ouest du golfe d'Iskenderun (Turquie). <em>Novapex.</em> 11(1): 8-11., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/253903.pdf [details] 

additional source Jenkins, B.; Köhler, F. (2024). Hidden in plain sight: Systematic review of Indo-West Pacific Siphonariidae uncovers extensive cryptic diversity based on comparative morphology and mitochondrial phylogenetics (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Megataxa.</em> 13(1): 1-217., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.13.1.1
page(s): 40 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Taxonomy There is considerable confusion regarding the identity of the Indo-Pacific species of Siphonaria introduced into the Mediterranean. There are three distinct reports: in the Suez Canal (Tillier and Bavay, 1905, as Siphonaria sipho Sowerby, 1824, and Moazzo, 1939, as Siphonaria laciniosa (Linnaeus, 1758), on the Israeli coast (Barash & Danin, 1973, as Siphonaria kurracheensis Reeve, 1856 and Morrison, 1972, as Siphonaria laciniosa), and more recently in the Bay of Iskenderun, SE Turkey (Albayrak & Çeviker, 2001, and Albayrak & Çaglar, 2006, as Siphonaria belcheri).
It is unclear whether all reports refer or not to the same species. Zenetos et al. (2003) subsumed all Mediterranean records to the Red Sea species Siphonaria crenata Blainville, 1827 but this has yet to be ascertained. The only established population seems to be that of SE Turkey, which Albayrak & Çaglar (2006) claim to be introduced by shipping like several other aliens in that area and not spread out of the Red Sea. Delongueville & Scaillet (2010) reported (under the name Siphonaria crenata following Zenetos et al., 2003) the Turkish population to be thriving, but did not conclude on whether only one species is present. Jenkins & Köhler (2024) referred the records from Israel (Morrison, 1972 and Barash & Danin, 1973) to Siphonaria savignyi Krauss, 1848 but did not mention the Turkish records. [details]

Type locality not stated [Red Sea coast of Egypt] [details]
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