Prionovolva

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Prionovolva
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.187255 - Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828) - Ovulidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Prionovolva brevis

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

Species

Species within the genus Prionovolva include:

Synonymized species

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References

  1. Iredale (1930). Mem. Queensland Mus.10: 85.
  2. 1 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.