''Phenacovolva'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s in the
family
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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. ...
.
Description
The narrow, tubular shells taper at both ends. The shell grows to a length of 6 cm.
Distribution
These species can usually be found on
gorgonians in deep water in the Indo-Pacific.
Species
Species within the genus ''Phenacovolva'' include:
* ''
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)
* ''
Phenacovolva barbieri
''Phenacovolva barbieri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Description
The length of the shell attains 31.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs o ...
''
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
* ''
Phenacovolva brevirostris
''Phenacovolva brevirostris'' 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, ma ...
''
( Schumacher, 1817)
* ''
Phenacovolva clenchi''
Cate, 1973
* ''
Phenacovolva dancei''
Cate, 1973
* ''
Phenacovolva fusula''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973
* † ''
Phenacovolva gracilisiana
''Phenacovolva'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae.
Description
The narrow, tubular shells taper at both ends. The shell grows to a length of 6 cm.
Distribution
These species can usually be found on ...
''
Dolin & Lozouet, 2004
* ''
Phenacovolva insculpta''
( Odhner, 1919)
* ''
Phenacovolva lahainaensis''
(Cate, 1969)
* ''
Phenacovolva lenoreae''
Cardin & Walls, 1980
* ''
Phenacovolva morrisoni''
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
* ''
Phenacovolva nectarea''
Iredale, 1930
* ''
Phenacovolva parvita''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973
* ''
Phenacovolva patriciae''
Nolf, 2008
* ''
Phenacovolva philippinarum
''Phenacovolva philippinarum'' 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 ...
''
( Sowerby, 1848)
* ''
Phenacovolva poppei''
Fehse, 2000
* † ''
Phenacovolva propheta''
Dolin & Lozouet, 2004
* ''
Phenacovolva pseudogracilis
''Phenacovolva pseudogracilis'' 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, ...
''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973
* ''
Phenacovolva recurva''
( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* ''
Phenacovolva rehderi''
Cate, 1973
* ''
Phenacovolva rosea''
( A. Adams, 1854)
* ''
Phenacovolva schmidi''
Fehse & Wiese, 1993
* ''
Phenacovolva subreflexa''
( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* ''
Phenacovolva zuidafrikaana''
(Cate, 1975)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Phenacovolva acuminata''
( A. Adams & Reeve, 1848): synonym of ''
Simnialena acuminata''
( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* ''Phenacovolva angasi''
( Reeve, 1865): synonym of ''
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)
* ''Phenacovolva bartschi''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''Neosimnia bartschi'' (Cate, 1973): synonym of ''
Simnia bartschi''
(Cate, 1973)
* ''Phenacovolva carneopicta''
Rehder & Wilson, 1975: synonym of ''Phenacovolva lahainaensis''
(Cate, 1969)
* ''Phenacovolva diantha''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''Phenacovolva recurva''
( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* ''Phenacovolva exsul''
Iredale, 1935: synonym of ''
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)
* ''Phenacovolva gracilis''
( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848): synonym of ''
Phenacovolva subreflexa''
( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* ''Phenacovolva gracillima''
( E. A. Smith, 1901): synonym of ''
Calcarovula gracillima
''Calcarovula gracillima'' 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, mar ...
''
( E. A. Smith, 1901)
* ''Phenacovolva greenbergae''
Cate, 1974: synonym of ''
Quasisimnia hirasei''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
, 1913)
* ''Phenacovolva haynesi''
( Sowerby, 1889): synonym of ''
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)
* ''Phenacovolva hirasei''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
, 1913): synonym of ''
Quasisimnia hirasei''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
, 1913)
* ''Phenacovolva honkakujiana''
(Kuroda Kuroda (written: lit. "black ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese painter
* Akinobu Kuroda 黒田 明伸, Japanese historian
* Chris Kuroda, lighting designer and operator for the band Phish and J ...
, 1928): synonym of ''
Takasagovolva honkakujiana''
(Kuroda Kuroda (written: lit. "black ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese painter
* Akinobu Kuroda 黒田 明伸, Japanese historian
* Chris Kuroda, lighting designer and operator for the band Phish and J ...
, 1928)
* ''Phenacovolva improcera''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971): synonym of ''
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)
* ''Phenacovolva kashiwajimensis''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973: synonym of ''Phenacovolva rehderi''
Cate, 1973
* ''Phenacovolva kiiensis''
Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of ''Phenacovolva recurva''
( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* ''Phenacovolva labroguttata''
Schilder, 1969: synonym of ''Phenacovolva aurantia''
( Sowerby, 1889)
* ''Phenacovolva lindae''
Petuch, 1987: synonym of ''
Cyphoma intermedium
''Cyphoma intermedium'', common name : intermediate egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Description
The shell size varies between 18 mm and ...
''
( Sowerby, 1828)
* ''Phenacovolva longirostrata''
( Sowerby, 1828): synonym of ''
Calcarovula longirostrata''
( Sowerby, 1828)
* ''Phenacovolva piragua''
( Dall, 1889): synonym of ''
Calcarovula piragua''
( Dall, 1889)
* ''Phenacovolva praenominata''
Iredale, 1935: synonym of ''
Hiatavolva depressa''
( Sowerby, 1889)
* ''Phenacovolva rugosa''
(Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973): synonym of ''
Aclyvolva coarctata
''Aclyvolva coarctata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclyvolva coarctata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848). Accessed thr ...
''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1848)
* ''Phenacovolva tokioi''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Phenacovolva nectarea''
Iredale, 1930
* ''Phenacovolva vitrea''
Omi & Iino, 2005: synonym of ''
Crenavolva vitrea''
(Omi & Iino, 2005)
* ''Phenacovolva wakayamensis''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Kurodavolva wakayamensis
''Kurodavolva wakayamensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Description
Distribution
References
Ovulidae
Gastropods descri ...
''
(Cate & Azuma, 1973)
* ''Phenacovolva weaveri''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Phenacovolva lahainaensis''
(Cate, 1969)
* ''Phenacovolva yoshioi''
Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of ''
Calcarovula gracillima
''Calcarovula gracillima'' 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, mar ...
''
( E. A. Smith, 1901)
References
External links
Iredale, T. (1930). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10(1): 73-88, pl. 9Cate, C. N. 1973. ''A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae.'' Veliger 15 (supplement): 1-117
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