Simnia patula (Pennant, 1777)
(a prosobranch mollusc)

Interactions where Simnia patula is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult is predator of polyp Restricted Alcyonium digitatum Dead Men’s Fingers Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Ovulidae/Simnia patula/Simnia patulaa prosobranch molluscadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Cnidaria/Anthozoa/Alcyonacea/Alcyoniidae/Alcyonium digitatum/Alcyonium digitatumdead men's fingerspolypSole
adult adult is predator of flesh Restricted Alcyonium digitatum Dead Men’s Fingers Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Ovulidae/Simnia patula/Simnia patulaa prosobranch molluscadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Cnidaria/Anthozoa/Alcyonacea/Alcyoniidae/Alcyonium digitatum/Alcyonium digitatumdead men's fingersfleshSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London

Simnia patula (a prosobranch mollusc) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSimnia patula (a prosobranch mollusc)
FamilyOVULIDAE (a family of molluscs)
SuperfamilyCYPRAEOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA (an order of operculate snails and whelks)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Simnia patula (a prosobranch mollusc)

Simnia patula (a prosobranch mollusc) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Simnia patula (a prosobranch mollusc):

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