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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ovulidae 

Ovulidae Fleming, 1828

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Habuprionovolva
   Crenovolva
   Unplaced
   Ovula Bruguière, 1789
   Volva Röding, 1798
   Calpurnus Montfort, 1810
   Simnia Risso [ex Leach MS], 1826
   Neosimnia Fischer, 1884
   Primovula Thiele, 1925
   Pseudosimnia Schilder, 1927
   Pseudocypraea Schilder, 1927
   Prosimnia Schilder, 1927
   Procalpurnus Thiele, 1929
   Prionovolva Iredale, 1930
   Diminovula Iredale, 1930
   Phenacovolva Iredale, 1930
   Margovula Iredale, 1935
   Dentiovula Habe, 1961
   Habruprionovolva Azuma, 1970
   Kuroshiovolva Azuma & Cate, 1971
   Dissona Cate, 1973
   Spiculata Cate, 1973
   Sandalia Cate, 1973
   Aclyvolva Cate, 1973
   Turbovula Cate, 1973
   Testudovolva Cate, 1973
   Simnialena Cate, 1973
   Subsimnia Cate, 1973
   Cymbovula Cate, 1973
   Lacrima Cate, 1973
   Labiovolva Cate, 1973
   Aperiovula Cate, 1973
   Crenavolva Cate, 1973
   Serratovolva Cate, 1973
   Stohleroma Cate, 1973
   Rotaovula Cate & Azuma, 1973
   Cuspivolva Cate, 1973
   Carpiscula Cate, 1973
   Xandarovula Cate, 1973
   Hiatavolva Cate, 1973
   Lunovula Rosenberg, 1990

Keywords

spawn/eggs: egg capsules/masses benthic 
substrate: coral 

References

 Cate, C. N. 1974.  General reference
 Cate, C.N. 1973.  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.199 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Ovulidae Fleming, 1828

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8730) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-21.