''Pellasimnia'' is a

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in the subfamily

Ovulinae The subfamily Ovulinae, common name the ovulines, is a highly specialized, extant group of sea snails in the family Ovulidae. These are predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Cypraeoidea. Species ...

of the family

Ovulidae Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies. MolluscaBase eds. ...

, sometimes known as the false cowries and the cowry allies.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Pellasimnia Iredale, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430504 on 2012-07-31

Species

According to the

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(WoRMS) the following species with accepted names are included within the genus ''Pellasimnia'' : *''

Pellasimnia angasi ''Pellasimnia angasi'', common name ''Angas's volva'', is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm an ...

'' ( Reeve, 1865) - the type species of the genus *''

Pellasimnia annabelae ''Pellasimnia annabelae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The length of the shell attains 29 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off ...

'' Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 *''

Pellasimnia brunneiterma ''Pellasimnia brunneiterma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marin ...

'' (Cate, 1969)WoRMS (2009). ''Pellasimnia brunneiterma'' (Cate, 1969). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431159 on 2010-05-24 *''

Pellasimnia cleaveri ''Pellasimnia cleaveri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine g ...

'' Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 *''

Pellasimnia hochmuthi ''Pellasimnia hochmuthi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The length of the shell attains 12.9 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Ea ...

'' Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 *''

Pellasimnia improcera ''Pellasimnia improcera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine ...

'' (Azuma & Cate, 1971) * † ''

Pellasimnia maxwelli ''Pellasimnia'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Ovulinae of the family Ovulidae, sometimes known as the false cowries and the cowry allies.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Pellasimnia Iredale, 1931. Accessed th ...

'' Beu & B. A. Marshall, 2011 *''

Pellasimnia mcoyi ''Pellasimnia mcoyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gas ...

'' ( Tenison-Woods, 1878) ;Species brought into synonymy: *''Pellasimnia aurantia'' Carlsson, 1969: synonym of ''

Phenacovolva aurantia ''Phenacovolva aurantia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine ...

'' ( Sowerby, 1889) *''Pellasimnia exsul'' Iredale, 1935: synonym of ''Pellasimnia maccoyi'' ( Tenison-Woods, 1878) *''Pellasimnia verconis'' Cotton & Godfrey, 1932: synonym of ''

Cuspivolva helenae ''Cuspivolva helenae'' is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the supe ...

'' (Cate, 1973)

References

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