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Release 31.03 went live 18th November, 2011

Volva volva

(Linnaeus, C., 1758) Shuttle Volva; Shuttlecock; Elongated Egg Cowry Shell size 45 - 186 mm NW - E Australia; SE Africa - W Pacific
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA
SuperFamilyCYPRAEOIDEA
FamilyOVULIDAE OVULINAE
open bookPage/Plate
Systema Naturaeed. X, Stockholm, 1, p 725
Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropodsp 107/1
Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the Worldp 124
Shell Encyclopediap 92
Shells of the World - Volume 2 (in Japanese)p 38/2
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 74/22
Compendium of Seashellsp 100/3.1
Spotters Guide to Shellsp 35
Eyewitness handbooks - Shellsp 74
M.B. Pocket Guide to Shells of the Worldp 68
The Living Ovulidaep 113-114; 150/1-6, 8; Pl. 151/1-4, 10
Australian Marine Shells Part 1p 207; Pl. 24/12; 341 ill.
Guide to Australian Shellsp 21/5
Shells of Taiwan Illustrated in Colourp 295/21; 297/1
Guide to Shells of Papua New Guineap 16/5
Shells of the Philippinesp 93/11
Philippine Marine MolluscsVol. 1, p 104; Pl. 180/4, 6-8
Shells of New Guinea & Central Pacificp 31/26
Cowries and their relatives of Southern Africap 145
Indian Shells, The Book ofp 21/36
Sea Snails of PondicherryFig. 78
Seashells of South East Asiap 46
Shells of Vietnamp 84; Pl. 22/1-2
Indonesian Shells Ip 67/5
Vita MarinaVol. 44/3, p 13
Seashells of New South Wales
Synonyms
Ovula textoria Röding, P.F., 1798
Mus. Bolten II
Shells of Vietnamp 84
Ovula aspera Perry, G., 1811
Conchology (London)Pl. 53/Ovula 3
Shells of Vietnamp 84
Volva lemurica Schilder, F.A., 1941
Archiv für MolluskenkundeVol. 73/2-3
Shells of Vietnamp 84
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 George Sangiouloglou
2 Atoll Shells
3 Guido Poppe
4 Mollusc Net Auctions
5 Seashells of New South Wales
6 Eurasia Shells
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