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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ovulidae 

Ovulum breve Sowerby, 1828

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)

Types

Primary Type: holotype [] Sowerby, G.B. 1828. p.152
BMNH 1969.131 holotype Keppel Bay, Queensland, Australia (23º29'S, 151º14'E)

Keywords

Original Epithet:  breve
Original Text Name:  Ovulum breve
Original Genus:  Ovulum

References

 Cate, C.N. 1973. p.11 Type locality

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Ovulidae Fleming, 1828
                          Prionovolva Iredale, 1930
                            Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
                              Ovulum breve Sowerby, 1828

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8834) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.