Prionovolva
| Prionovolva | |
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Labiovolva Cate, 1973 | |
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Prionovolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.[2]
Species[edit]
Species within the genus Prionovolva include:
- Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
- Prionovolva choshiensis (Cate, 1973)[3]
- Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994
- Prionovolva melonis Rosenberg, 2010[4]
- Synonymized species
- Prionovolva aenigma Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of Habuprionovolva aenigma (Azuma & Cate, 1971)
- Prionovolva aureomarginata Shikama, 1973: synonym of Pseudosimnia pyrulina (A. Adams, 1854)
- Prionovolva brevis sensu Allan, 1956 : synonym of Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913)
- Prionovolva castanea Cate, 1978:[5] synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
- Prionovolva cavanaghi Schilder, 1941: synonym of Globovula cavanaghi (Iredale, 1931)
- Prionovolva ericae Cossignani & Calo, 2002:[6] synonym of Testudovolva ericae (Cossignani & Calo, 2002)
- Prionovolva fruticum (Reeve, 1865) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
- Prionovolva nebula Azuma & Cate, 1971 : synonym of Testudovolva nebula (Azuma & Cate, 1971)
- Prionovolva nivea Cate, 1974:[7] synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
- Prionovolva nubeculata (Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
- Prionovolva pudica:[8] synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
- Prionovolva pulchella (H. Adams, 1873): synonym of Testudovolva pulchella H. Adams, 1874
- Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973:[9] synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
References[edit]
- ^ Iredale (1930). Mem. Queensland Mus. 10: 85.
- ^ a b 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 .
- ^ Prionovolva choshiensis (Cate, 1973). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Prionovolva castanea Cate, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- ^ Prionovolva ericae Cossignani & Calo, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- ^ Prionovolva nivea Cate, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- ^ Prionovolva pudica. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- ^ Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.