Septifer

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

Septifer
Septifer bilocularis
Scientific classification
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

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