ERMS taxon details
Siphonaria savignyi Krauss, 1848
759145 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:759145)
accepted
Species
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]
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 & Çağlar, 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 & Çağlar (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]
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 & Çağlar (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 2025-05-18
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Siphonaria savignyi Krauss, 1848. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759145 on 2025-05-18
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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
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
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
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
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 & Çağlar, 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 & Çağlar (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]
