Prosimnia semperi

Prosimnia semperi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ovulidae
Genus:	Prosimnia
Species:	P. semperi
Binomial name
	Prosimnia semperi; (Weinkauff, 1881)
Synonyms
	Ovula hordacea Lamarck, 1810; Ovula sempieri Weinkauff, 1881; Ovula triticeaFischer, 1927; Ovulum hordaceum Sowerby, 1830; Primovula coarctaca Schilder, 1941;

Last updated October 13, 2025

Prosimnia semperi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.^[1]

Distribution

P. semperi is native to the coasts of Madagascar and parts of South Africa.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Prosimnia semperi (Weinkauff, 1881) . WoRMS (2009). Prosimnia semperi (Weinkauff, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430631 on 5 June 2010 .

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 3 Prosimnia semperi (Weinkauff, 1881) . WoRMS (2009). Prosimnia semperi (Weinkauff, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430631 on 5 June 2010 .

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