| Margovula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Margovula Iredale, 1935 |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Margovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae. [1]
Species within the genus Margovula include:
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 the cowry allies.
Cyphoma is a genus of predatory tropical sea snails, a taxonomic group of marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae, a family which is sometimes known as the false cowries or cowry allies.
Primovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae, the false cowries.
Pellasimnia is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Ovulinae of the family Ovulidae, sometimes known as the false cowries and the cowry allies.
Margovula marginata, common name the Chinese egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Sandalia meyeriana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Calcarovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Crenavolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Eocypraeinae of the family Ovulidae.
Cuspivolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Eocypraeninae of the family Ovulidae.
Diminovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Eocypraeinae of the family Ovulidae.
Ovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Phenacovolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae.
Prionovolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Pseudosimnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Eocypraeinae of the family Ovulidae.
Simnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Testudovolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Dolichupis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Proterato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies.
Trivirostra is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
The subfamily Ovulinae, common name the ovulines, is a highly specialized, extant group of sea snails in the family Ovulidae. These are predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Cypraeoidea. Species in this subfamily are sometimes referred to as cowries, although this name is commonly used for any member of the superfamily Cypraeoidea.