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Prionovolva
Encyclopedia
Prionovolva is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Ovulidae
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Synonymized species :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Ovulidae
Ovulidae
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.-Distribution:...
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Species
Species within the genus Prionovolva include:- Prionovolva brevisPrionovolva brevisPrionovolva brevis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.-Distribution:...
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) - Prionovolva choshiensisPrionovolva choshiensisPrionovolva choshiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
(Cate, 1973) - Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994
- Prionovolva melonis Rosenberg, 2010
Synonymized species :
- Prionovolva aenigma Azuma & Cate, 1971 : synonym of Habuprionovolva aenigmaHabuprionovolva aenigmaHabuprionovolva aenigma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
(Azuma & Cate, 1971) - Prionovolva aureomarginata Shikama, 1973 : synonym of Pseudosimnia pyrulinaPseudosimnia pyrulinaPseudosimnia pyrulina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
(A. Adams, 1854) - Prionovolva brevis sensu Allan, 1956 : synonym of Testudovolva nipponensisTestudovolva nipponensisTestudovolva nipponensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Philippines....
(Pilsbry, 1913) - Prionovolva castanea Cate, 1978 : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
- Prionovolva cavanaghi Schilder, 1941 : synonym of Globovula cavanaghiGlobovula cavanaghiGlobovula cavanaghi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
(Iredale, 1931) - Prionovolva ericae Cossignani & Calo, 2002 : synonym of Testudovolva ericae (Cossignani & Calo, 2002)
- Prionovolva fruticum (Reeve, 1865) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
- Prionovolva nebula Azuma & Cate, 1971 : synonym of Testudovolva nebulaTestudovolva nebulaTestudovolva nebula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
(Azuma & Cate, 1971) - Prionovolva nivea Cate, 1974 : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
- Prionovolva nubeculata (G. B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
- Prionovolva pudica : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
- Prionovolva pulchella (H. Adams, 1873) : synonym of Testudovolva pulchellaTestudovolva pulchellaTestudovolva pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
H. Adams, 1874 - Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973 : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)