Family ID:
43
Family Name:
Ovulidae
Class:
GASTROPODA, Cuvier, 1797
Author, Year:
Fleming, 1828
Last update:
2016-05-16 10:10:19

Subfamilies [3]

Ovulinae Fleming, 1828 [19]
Prionovolvinae Fhese, 2007 [39]
Simniinae Schilder, 1925 [2]

Family [& Subfamilies] Species [39]

Calpurnus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Prionovolvinae
Carpiscula bullata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) / Prionovolvinae
Carpiscula virginiae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 / Prionovolvinae
Contrasimnia formosana (Azuma, 1972) / Simniinae
Crenavolva cruenta Cowlett Holmes & Holmes, 1989 / Prionovolvinae
Crenavolva traillii (A. Adams, 1855) / Prionovolvinae
Cuspivolva singularis (Cate, 1973) / Prionovolvinae
Dentiovula azumai (Cate, 1970) / Prionovolvinae
Dentiovula dorsuosa (Hinds, 1844) / Prionovolvinae
Diminovula alabaster (Reeve, 1865) / Prionovolvinae [1]
Diminovula concinna (A. Sowerby II in Adams & Reeve, 1848) / Prionovolvinae [1]
Diminovula mozambiquensis Fehse, 2001 / Prionovolvinae
Diminovula rosadoi Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 / Prionovolvinae
Habuprionovolva aenigma (Azuma & Cate, 1971) / Prionovolvinae
Margovula crawfordcatei Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 / Prionovolvinae
Naviculavolva massierorum (Fehse, 1999) / Simniinae
Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810 / Ovulinae
Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758) / Ovulinae [1]
Pellasimnia brunneiterma (Cate, 1969) / Ovulinae
Phenacovolva aurantia (Sowerby III, 1889) / Ovulinae
Phenacovolva brevirostris (Schumacher, 1817) / Ovulinae
Phenacovolva dancei Cate, 1973 / Ovulinae
Phenacovolva fusula Cate & Azuma, 1973 / Ovulinae
Phenacovolva lahainaensis (Cate, 1969) / Ovulinae
Phenacovolva poppei Fehse, 2000 / Ovulinae
Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1854) / Ovulinae
Phenacovolva zuidafrikaana (Cate, 1975) / Ovulinae
Primovula beckeri (Sowerby III, 1900) / Prionovolvinae
Primovula santacarolinensis Cate, 1978 / Prionovolvinae
Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994 / Prionovolvinae
Procalpurnus lacteus (Lamarck, 1810) / Prionovolvinae
Prosimnia semperi (Weinkauff, 1881) / Prionovolvinae
Pseudosimnia diaphana (Liltved, 1987) / Prionovolvinae
Pseudosimnia jeanae (Cate, 1973) / Prionovolvinae
Pseudosimnia wieseorum Lorenz, 1985 / Prionovolvinae
Rotaovula septemmaculata (Azuma, 1974) / Prionovolvinae
Takasagovolva honkakujiana (Kuroda, 1928) / Ovulinae
Volva kilburni Cate, 1975 / Ovulinae
Volva volva (Linnaeus, 1758) / Ovulinae

Bibliographic records [10]

B. Wilson, C. Wilson, P. Baker (1993). "Australian Marine Shells : Prosobranch Gastropods : Part 1". Kallaroo, Odyssey Publishing, 408 p.
Philippe Bouchet, Jean-Pierre Rocroi (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Hackenheim, Conchbooks; Malacologia
R. Tucker Abbott, S. Peter Dance (1986). "Compendium of Seashells : Color Guide to More than 4,200 of the World's Marine Shells". Melbourne, FL, USA, American Malacologists Inc., 411 p.
William Rune Liltved (1989). "Cowries and their Relatives of Southern Africa : Study of the Southern African Cypraeacean and Velutinacean Gastropod Fauna". [s.l.], Seacomber Publications, 208 p
Alain Robin (2008). "Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropods". Hackenheim, Germany, Xenophora, Conchbooks, 480 p.
Felix Lorenz, Dirk Fehse (2009). "Living Ovulidae : manual of the families of allied cowries : Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae". Hackenheim, Germany, Conchbooks, 651 p.
Takashi Okutani (ed.) (2000). "Marine Mollusks in Japan". Tokyo, Tokay University Press, 1173 p.; Illustrated;
Steyn, Douw G., Lussi, Markus (2005). "Offshore Shells of Southern Africa : pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods". [s.l.], Douw G. Steyn & Markus Lussi, 289 p
Guido T. Poppe (2008). "Philippine Marine Mollusks : Volume 1 : Gastropoda Part 1". Hackenheim, Germany, Conchbooks, 758 p.
Carlos Leobrera, F. M. Leobrera (eds.); F. J. Springsteen (Scientific Researcher); Neal Oshima (Photographer) (1986). "Shells of the Philippines". Manila, Carfel Seashell Museum, 377 p

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