Serratovolva luteocincta

Serratovolva luteocincta
Shell of Serratovolva luteocincta (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ovulidae
Genus:	Serratovolva
Species:	S. luteocincta
Binomial name
Serratovolva luteocincta Celzard, 2008

Serratovolva luteocincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. ^[1] It is one of the species in the genus Serratovolva, which includes at least one other recognized species, a group known for their smooth, elongated shells. ^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the China Seas at a depth of 180 m.

References

1. Serratovolva luteocincta Celzard, 2008 . WoRMS (2009). Serratovolva luteocincta Celzard, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430637 on 5 June 2010 .
2. "Serratovolva luteocincta". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 December 2025.

• Celzard, A. (2008). Description of a new species of Ovulidae (Gastropoda : Cypraeoidea) from East China Sea. Gloria Maris. 47(3), 61-64.
• Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.