Prionovolva

Prionovolva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ovulidae
Genus:	Prionovolva Iredale, 1930 [1]
Type species
Ovulum breve Sowerby, 1828
Synonyms [2]
LabiovolvaCate, 1973

Prionovolva brevis

Prionovolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae. ^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Prionovolva include:

• Prionovolva brevis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828)
• Prionovolva choshiensis (Cate, 1973) ^[3]
• Prionovolva melonis Rosenberg, 2010 ^[4]

Synonymized species

• Prionovolva aenigmaAzuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of Habuprionovolva aenigma (Azuma & Cate, 1971)
• Prionovolva aureomarginataShikama, 1973: synonym of Pseudosimnia pyrulina (A. Adams, 1854)
• Prionovolva brevissensu Allan, 1956 : synonym of Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913)
• Prionovolva castaneaCate, 1978: ^[5] synonym of Prionovolva brevis(Sowerby, 1828)
• Prionovolva cavanaghi Schilder, 1941: synonym of Globovula cavanaghi (Iredale, 1931)
• Prionovolva ericaeCossignani & Calo, 2002: ^[6] synonym of Testudovolva ericae (Cossignani & Calo, 2002)
• Prionovolva freemaniLiltved & Millard, 1994: synonym of Testudovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994)
• Prionovolva fruticum(Reeve, 1865) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis(Sowerby, 1828)
• Prionovolva nebulaAzuma & Cate, 1971 : synonym of Testudovolva nebula (Azuma & Cate, 1971)
• Prionovolva niveaCate, 1974: ^[7] synonym of Prionovolva brevis(G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
• Prionovolva nubeculata(Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis(Sowerby, 1828)
• Prionovolva pudica: ^[8] synonym of Prionovolva brevis(Sowerby, 1828)
• Prionovolva pulchella(H. Adams, 1873): synonym of Testudovolva pulchella H. Adams, 1874
• Prionovolva wilsonianaCate, 1973: ^[9] synonym of Prionovolva brevis(Sowerby, 1828)

References

1. Iredale (1930). Mem. Queensland Mus.10: 85.
2. Prionovolva Iredale, 1930 . WoRMS (2009). Prionovolva Iredale, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390991 on 20 January 2011 .
3. Prionovolva choshiensis (Cate, 1973) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 June 2010.
4. Rosenberg G. (2010). "Description of a new species of Prionovolva (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ovulidae) from East Africa, with reassessment of the composition of the genus". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 159: 39-66.
5. Prionovolva castanea Cate, 1978 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 June 2010.
6. Prionovolva ericae Cossignani & Calo, 2002 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 June 2010.
7. Prionovolva nivea Cate, 1974 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 June 2010.
8. Prionovolva pudica . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 June 2010.
9. Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 June 2010.