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Siphonaria savignyi Krauss, 1848

759145 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:759145)

  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 savignyi
accepted
Species
Siphonaria G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 61 [details] 
Type locality contained in Egyptian part of the Red Sea  
type locality contained in Egyptian part of the Red Sea [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 savignyi Krauss, 1848. 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=759145 on 2026-09-15
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Siphonaria savignyi Krauss, 1848. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=759145 on 2026-09-15
Date
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2014-03-29 08:10:59Z
created
Bouchet, Philippe
2019-05-05 22:31:35Z
changed
Köhler, Frank
2019-05-07 00:21:37Z
changed
Köhler, Frank

original description Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 61 [details] 

basis of record Dayrat, B.; Goulding, T. C.; White, T. R. (2014). Diversity of Indo-West Pacific <em>Siphonaria</em> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Euthyneura). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3779(2): 246-276., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3779.2.7 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

identification resource Bouchet, P. & Danrigal, F. (1982). Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign (1798-1801) and the Savigny collection of shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 96(1): 9-24, figs. 1-103., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497560 [details] 

subsequent type designation 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): 83 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
 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]
    Definitions

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To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siphonaria savignyi) 
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Siphonaria savignyi Krauss,1848 Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Hurghada) 
Unreviewed