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OVULIDAE Fleming, C.A., 1822 ThumbNails

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Ovulidae - nomina non valida Type species : unknowngenustype
*Ovulidae - nomina non valida . Testudovolva adamiana Ovula cristallina Simnialena formicaria Aclyvolva framea
Simnia maesae Phenacovolva nossibeensis


Subfamily : OVULIDAE OVULINAE ThumbNails

Cypraeopsis Schilder, 1936 Type species : unknowngenustype
Cypraeopsis ludoviciana

Sulcocypraea Conrad, T.A., 1865 Type species : unknowngenustype
Sulcocypraea ovulatella


Turbovula Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : unknowngenustype
Turbovula winifredae


Ovula Bruguière, J.G., 1789 Type species : Ovula ovum Linnaeus, C., 1758
*Ovula costellata Ovula angulosa Ovula columba Bulla imperialis Cypraea tortilis
*Ovula ishibashii Ovula isibasii +*Ovula ovum Ovula alba Ovula cygnea
Xandarovula figgisae Ovula gallinaceum Ovula oviformis Ovula pygmaea


Volva Röding, P.F., 1798 Type species : Volva volva Linnaeus, C., 1758
Volva cumulata *Volva habei Ovulum volva *Volva kilburni *Volva striata
Volva volva chongwuensis +*Volva volva Ovula aspera Volva lemurica Ovula textoria
*Volva volva hosoyai (f)


Pellasimnia Iredale, T., 1931 Type species : Pellasimnia angasi Reeve, L.A., 1865
*Pellasimnia angasi Phenacovolva exsul Ovulum haynesi Neosimnia subreflexa *Pellasimnia annabelae
*Pellasimnia brunneiterma *Pellasimnia cleaveri *Pellasimnia hochmuthi *Pellasimnia improcera Dissona hasta
*Pellasimnia maccoyi


Calcarovula Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Calcarovula longirostrata Sowerby, G.B. I, 1828
Calcarovula arthritica *Calcarovula gracillima Aclyvolva clara Phenacovolva yoshioi *Calcarovula ildiko
*Calcarovula longirostrata Phenacovolva virgo Calcarovula mikado *Calcarovula piragua


Kurodaovula Azuma, M., 1987 Type species : Kurodaovula wakayamaensis Cate, C.N. & M. Azuma in Cate, C.N., 1973
*Kurodaovula wakayamaensis


Takasagovolva Azuma, M., 1974 Type species : Takasagovolva gigantea Azuma, M., 1974
*Takasagovolva gigantea *Takasagovolva honkakujiana


Phenacovolva Iredale, T., 1930 Type species : Phenacovolva nectarea Iredale, T., 1930
*Phenacovolva aurantia Pellasimnia aurantia Turbovula labroguttata *Phenacovolva barbieri *Phenacovolva brevirostris
Ovula birostris Volva brevirostris Ovula sowerbyana Ovula spelta Ovulum speltum
*Phenacovolva clenchi *Phenacovolva dancei Volva brevirostris tomlini *Phenacovolva fusula *Phenacovolva gracilis
*Phenacovolva insculpta *Phenacovolva lahainaensis Phenacovolva carneopicta Spiculata michaelkingi Phenacovolva weaveri
*Phenacovolva lenoreae Neosimnia bellamaris Phenacovolva morrisoni *Phenacovolva nectarea Volva sowerbyana
*Phenacovolva parvita Phenacovolva philippinarum *Phenacovolva poppei *Phenacovolva pseudogracilis *Phenacovolva recurva
Phenacovolva diantha Cyphoma elongatum Volva longirostrata *Phenacovolva rehderi Turbovula kashiwajimensis
*Phenacovolva rosea Volva adamsi Ovula adamsii Phenacovolva birostris Volva carpenteri
Neosimnia lanceolata Ovula philippinarum Calcarovula tokioi *Phenacovolva schmidi *Phenacovolva subreflexa
Ovulum gracilis *Phenacovolva tayloriana Phenacovolva kiiensis *Phenacovolva zuidafrikana Amphiperas smithi


Subfamily : OVULIDAE ACLYVOLVINAE ThumbNails


Aclyvolva Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Aclyvolva lanceolata Sowerby, G.B. II, 1848
*Aclyvolva lamyi *Aclyvolva lanceolata Ovula rosea *Aclyvolva nicolamassierae


Hiatavolva Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Hiatavolva depressa Sowerby, G.B. II, 1875
*Hiatavolva coarctata Aclyvolva granularis Primovula horimasarui *Hiatavolva depressa Radius gracillimus
Radius gracillimus Phenacovolva praenominata *Hiatavolva rugosa


Kuroshiovolva Azuma, M. & C.N. Cate, 1971 Type species : Kuroshiovolva shingoi Azuma, M. & C.N. Cate, 1971
*Kuroshiovolva lacanientae *Kuroshiovolva shingoi


Subfamily : OVULIDAE PRIONOVOLVINAE ThumbNails


Calpurnus Montfort, P.D. de, 1810 Type species : Calpurnus verrucosus Linnaeus, C., 1758
+*Calpurnus verrucosus Radius gibbus Ovula perla


Procalpurnus Thiele, J., 1929 Type species : Procalpurnus lacteus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
*Procalpurnus lacteus Ovula album Ovula lactea carnea *Procalpurnus semistriatus Ovula adamsi
Prionovolva adamsii Diminovula concinna


Globovula Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Globovula spatiosa Cate, C.N., 1973
*Globovula cavanaghi Globovula cottesloensis Globovula spatiosa Globovula tripolia *Globovula sphaera


Testudovolva Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Testudovolva orientis Cate, C.N., 1973
*Testudovolva bulla Testudovolva freemani *Testudovolva intricata Testudovolva quaestio Testudovolva manifesta
*Testudovolva nebula Testudovolva nimbosa Testudovolva nipponensis Prionovolva brevis Inflatovula kandai
*Testudovolva orientis Testudovolva pulchella


Habuprionovolva Azuma, M., 1970 Type species : Habuprionovolva aenigma Azuma, M. & C.N. Cate, 1971
*Habuprionovolva aenigma *Habuprionovolva basilia *Habuprionovolva hervieri *Habuprionovolva umbilicata Globovula nanhaiensis


Prionovolva Iredale, T., 1930 Type species : Prionovolva brevis Sowerby, G.B. I, 1828
*Prionovolva brevis Ovula bullata Ovulum fruticum Ovulum nubeculatum Ovula pudica
*Prionovolva castanea *Prionovolva choshiensis *Prionovolva ericae *Prionovolva nivea Prionovolva nubeculata
Prionovolva nubeculata frutica (f) *Prionovolva wilsoniana


Pseudosimnia Schilder, 1927 Type species : Pseudosimnia carnea Poiret, J.L.M., 1789
*Pseudosimnia adriatica Ovula elongata Aperiovula emersoni Ovula haliotidea Aperiovula iberia
Ovula oblonga Ovula oblongata *Pseudosimnia annulata *Pseudosimnia bilineata *Pseudosimnia carnea
Ovula alba Ovula albida Ovula cepula Ovula dentata Ovula elongata
Ovula globosa Bulla lepida Ovula major Ovula minor Ovula nucleus
Bulla nucleus Ovula obtusula Ovula pallida Ovula rosea Ovula rubra
Ovula rufula Ovula triticea Ovula violacea Pseudosimnia carnea expallescens (f) *Pseudosimnia diaphana
Pseudosimnia luna Pseudosimnia flava *Pseudosimnia jeanae Pseudosimnia nudelmani *Pseudosimnia priei
*Pseudosimnia pyrulina Aperiovula albomarginata Prionovolva aureomarginata Aperiovula aurora Aperiovula yukitai
*Pseudosimnia shikamai *Pseudosimnia vanhyningi Pseudosimnia (Pseudosimnia) pyrifera Adamantia solemi Pseudosimnia (Pseudosimnia) sphoni
*Pseudosimnia wieseorum


Pseudosimnia (Pseudosimnia) Schilder, 1927 Type species : Pseudosimnia carnea Poiret, J.L.M., 1789
*Pseudosimnia (Pseudosimnia) juanjosensii Adamantia bellocquae


Diminovula Iredale, T., 1930 Type species : Diminovula verepunctata Iredale, T., 1930
Diminovula aboriginea *Diminovula alabaster Diminovula lactea Ovula lactea Amphiperas ovoideus
Margovula pyriformis Diminovula pyriformis Diminovula pyriformis Diminovula verepunctata *Diminovula aurantiomacula
Diminovula caledonica Ovula pudica *Diminovula concinna Ovula cumingi Ovula margarita
*Diminovula coroniola *Diminovula culmen Diminovula dautzenbergi Diminovula emilyreidae *Diminovula fainzilberi
*Diminovula incisa Diminovula kosugei *Diminovula margarita Margovula changi *Diminovula mozambiquensis
Diminovula nielseni Diminovula perilla Diminovula punctata Diminovula rosadoi Diminovula sandrae
*Diminovula stigma Diminovula striola *Diminovula whitworthi Labiovolva nubila


Sandalia Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Sandalia triticea Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
Sandalia atractina Sandalia bridgesi Sandalia meyeriana Aperiovula takae Aperiovula takaeopsis
Cuspivolva testudiana *Sandalia triticea Stohleroma asiaticum Ovula bullata Pseudosimnia carnea
Primovula fumikoae Sandalia pontia Primovula rhodia Amphiperas rhodia Amphiperas scitula

Archivolva Lorenz, F. Jr. & D. Fehse, 2009 Type species : Archivolva lissenungensis Lorenz, F. Jr., 2004
*Archivolva clava Archivolva kahlbrocki *Archivolva lissenungensis


Carpiscula Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Carpiscula bullata Sowerby, G.B. II in Adams, A. & L.A. Reeve, 1848
*Carpiscula bullata *Carpiscula galearis *Carpiscula procera *Carpiscula virginiae


Prosimnia Schilder, 1927 Type species : Prosimnia semperi Weinkauff, H.C. in Martini, F.H.W. & J.H. Chemnitz, 1881
*Prosimnia boshuensis *Prosimnia draconis Prosimnia hepcae Prosimnia korkosi *Prosimnia piriei
*Prosimnia semperi Prosimnia coarctata Ovula hordacea Ovulum hordaceum Ovula triticea


Serratovolva Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Serratovolva dondani Cate, C.N., 1964
*Serratovolva dondani Serratovolva imitabilis Serratovolva imitabilis gabrielae *Serratovolva luteocincta *Serratovolva minabeensis
Serratovolva tricarinata


Rotaovula Cate, C.N. & M. Azuma in Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Rotaovula hirohitoi Cate, C.N. & M. Azuma in Cate, C.N., 1973
*Rotaovula hirohitoi *Rotaovula septemmacula


Crenavolva Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Crenavolva striatula Sowerby, G.B. I, 1828
*Crenavolva aureola Crenavolva borbonica *Crenavolva chiapponii Crenavolva conspicua *Crenavolva cruenta
Crenavolva eilatensis *Crenavolva frumentum Primovula traillii *Crenavolva grovesi *Crenavolva guidoi
*Crenavolva janae *Crenavolva leopardus Crenavolva renovata Crenavolva marmorata *Crenavolva martini
*Crenavolva matsumiyai *Crenavolva philippei *Crenavolva striatula Ovula nigerina Crenavolva takeoi
Ovula tuberculosa *Crenavolva tinctura *Crenavolva tokuoi *Crenavolva traillii Ovula dentata
Primovula formosa Crenavolva traillii hesperia *Crenavolva verconis *Crenavolva virgo Crenavolva periopsis
*Crenavolva vitrea


Primovula Thiele, J., 1925 Type species : Primovula beckeri Sowerby, G.B. III, 1900
*Primovula astra *Primovula beckeri *Primovula fulguris Primovula dubia Primovula indica
Primovula narinosa *Primovula panthera *Primovula roseomaculata Primovula kurodai Primovula sinomaris
*Primovula roseomaculata florida (f) *Primovula rosewateri Diminovula filia *Primovula santacarolinensis *Primovula tadashigei
Dentiovula kiiensis *Primovula tropica Primovula uvula


Cuspivolva Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Cuspivolva cuspis Cate, C.N., 1973
*Cuspivolva allynsmithi Cuspivolva chinensis Cuspivolva baltea *Cuspivolva bellica *Cuspivolva celzardi
*Cuspivolva cuspis *Cuspivolva draperi Amphiperas smithi *Cuspivolva formosa *Cuspivolva habui
Delonovolva serrula *Cuspivolva heleneae Cuspivolva helenae *Cuspivolva howlandae Cuspivolva mucronata
Cuspivolva ostheimerae *Cuspivolva platysia Ovula formosa *Cuspivolva queenslandica Cymbovula cylindrica
Cymbovula guandongensis Cymbovula segaliana *Cuspivolva singularis Cuspivolva rostella Cuspivolva stohleri
*Cuspivolva tigris Ovulum dentatum Cuspivolva renovata


Dentiovula Habe, T., 1961 Type species : Dentiovula dorsuosa Hinds, R.B., 1844
*Dentiovula azumai Cuspivolva curiosa Cuspivolva myrakeenae Dentiovula cardini Dentiovula cobra
*Dentiovula colobica Dentiovula deforgesi Dentiovula diadema *Dentiovula dorsuosa *Dentiovula eizoi
*Dentiovula horai *Dentiovula lorenzi *Dentiovula mariae *Dentiovula masaoi *Dentiovula oryza
Dentiovula parvita *Dentiovula rutherfordiana *Dentiovula saturnalia *Dentiovula spectabilis


Lacrima Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : unknowngenustype
*Lacrima simulans


Margovula Iredale, T., 1935 Type species : Margovula pyriformis Sowerby, G.B. I, 1828
*Margovula anulata *Margovula bimaculata *Margovula crawfordcatei Margovula lacrima *Margovula marginata
Ovula adamsi Margovula schilderorum Ovula sinensis *Margovula pyriformis *Margovula somaliensis
*Margovula tinctilis *Margovula translineata


Subfamily : OVULIDAE SIMNIINAE ThumbNails


Cyphoma Röding, P.F., 1798 Type species : Cyphoma gibbosa Linnaeus, C., 1758
*Cyphoma alleneae Cyphoma arturi *Cyphoma aureocincta *Cyphoma christahemmenae Cyphoma roamoralesi
*Cyphoma emarginata Cyphoma marginata +*Cyphoma gibbosa Cyphoma dorsata Ovula pharetra
Cyphoma precursor *Cyphoma guerrinii *Cyphoma intermedia Pseudocyphoma abbotti Pseudocyphoma gibsonsmithorum
Pseudocyphoma kathiewayae Phenacovolva lindae Pseudocyphoma rosenbergi Ovula seccato *Cyphoma lindae
*Cyphoma macumba +*Cyphoma mcgintyi Cyphoma mcgintyi robustior (f) Cyphoma rhomba Cyphoma viaavensis
*Cyphoma sedlaki *Cyphoma signata Cyphoma finkli *Cyphoma versicolor


Simnia Risso, A., 1826 Type species : Simnia nicaeensis Risso, A., 1826
*Simnia acicularia Simnia aperta Ovula birostris Primovula rhodia Simnia hyalina
*Simnia nicaeensis Simnia nicaoensis Ovula triticea *Simnia patula Ovula adriatica
Ovula blainvillei Bulla haliotoidea Ovula pennantiana Bulla virginea *Simnia purpurea


Neosimnia Fischer, P., 1884 Type species : Neosimnia spelta spelta Linnaeus, C., 1758
*Neosimnia arcuata Spiculata advena Pseudocyphoma gibbulum Ovulum neglectum Neosimnia quaylei
Neosimnia tyrianthina Neosimnia vidleri *Neosimnia avena avena Ovulum aequalis Neosimnia capitia
Neosimnia formicaria Ovula hordacea Ovulum lividum Simnia rufa inflexa (f) Ovulum seminulum
Ovulum simile Neosimnia avena ruthturnerae Neosimnia bartschi *Neosimnia bijuri Neosimnia cookei
Neosimnia cristata Neosimnia hammesi *Neosimnia illyrica Neosimnia macleani Neosimnia patriciae
Neosimnia puella Neosimnia sculptura *Neosimnia senegalensis *Neosimnia spelta spelta Ovula acicularis
Ovula intermedia Ovula leathes Ovula lutea Ovula obsoleta Ovula rosea
Ovula roseocarnea Ovula sowerbyana Neosimnia spelta capitia *Neosimnia barbarensis Neosimnia catalinensis
*Neosimnia loebbeckeana Ovulum fornicarium Ovulum uniplicata


Contrasimnia Lorenz, F. Jr. & D. Fehse, 2009 Type species : Contrasimnia pagoda Cate, C.N., 1973
*Contrasimnia formosana *Contrasimnia pagoda *Contrasimnia xanthochila Neosimnia hirasei


Quasisimnia Lorenz, F. Jr. & D. Fehse, 2009 Type species : Quasisimnia robertsoni Cate, C.N., 1973
*Quasisimnia hirasei Phenacovolva greenbergae *Quasisimnia robertsoni


Simnialena Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Simnialena marferula Cate, C.N., 1973
*Simnialena acuminata *Simnialena ilhabelaensis *Simnialena marferula *Simnialena rufa Cymbovula bratcherae
Ovulum californicum Simnia inflexa Ovulum inflexum Ovulum variabile *Simnialena uniplicata
Simnialena antillarum Ovula canadiensis Ovula carolinensis Ovulum subrostratum


Cymbovula Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Cymbovula acicularis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
*Cymbovula acicularis Bulla secale *Cymbovula bahamaensis Cymbovula bebae

Naviculavolva Lorenz, F. Jr. & D. Fehse, 2009 Type species : Naviculavolva malaita Cate, C.N., 1976
Naviculavolva debelius *Naviculavolva deflexa Naviculavolva elegans Naviculavolva kurziana Naviculavolva malaita
*Naviculavolva massierorum


Dissona Cate, C.N., 1973 Type species : Dissona tosaensis Azuma, M. & C.N. Cate, 1971
*Dissona dolabra *Dissona reflexa *Dissona tarasconii *Dissona tosaensis