''Primovula'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
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 ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s 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 superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies. MolluscaBase eds. ...
, the false cowries.
Species
Species within the genus ''Primovula'' includ
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Primovula astra
''Primovula astra'' 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 gastro ...
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Omi & Iino, 2005
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Primovula beckeri
''Primovula beckeri'' 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 ...
''
( Sowerby, 1900)
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Primovula fulguris
''Primovula fulguris'' 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 ga ...
''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
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Primovula panthera
''Primovula panthera'' 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 ...
''
Omi, 2008
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Primovula roseomaculata
''Primovula roseomaculata'' 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, mari ...
''
( Schepman, 1909)[WoRMS (2009). ''Primovula roseomaculata'' (Schepman, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430712 on 2010-05-24]
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Primovula rosewateri
''Primovula rosewateri'' 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 ...
''
(Cate, 1973)
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Primovula santacarolinensis
''Primovula santacarolinensis'' 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, ...
''
Cate, 1978
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Primovula tadashigei
''Primovula tadashigei'' 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 ...
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(Cate, 1973)
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Primovula tropica
''Primovula tropica'' 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 ...
''
Schilder, 1931
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Primovula uvula
''Primovula uvula'' 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 gastro ...
''
Cate, 1978
;Species brought into synonymy:
*''Primovula adriatica''
Allan, 1956: synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia adriatica
''Pseudosimnia adriatica'', common name the Adriatic egg shell, 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 pr ...
''
( Sowerby, 1828)
*''Primovula aureola''
Fehse, 2002: synonym of ''
Crenavolva aureola
''Crenavolva aureola'' 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 5.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off ...
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(Fehse, 2002)
*''Primovula azumai''
Cate, 1970: synonym of ''
Dentiovula azumai''
(Cate, 1970)
*''Primovula bellica''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva bellica''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Primovula bellocqae''
Cardin, 1997: synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia juanjosensii
''Pseudosimnia juanjosensii'' 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, m ...
''
(Pérez & Gómez, 1987)
*''Primovula carnea''
(Poiret Poiret is a French language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Jean Poiret, French author
* Jean Louis Georges Poiret, former Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea
*Jean Louis Marie Poiret, French clergyman, botanist, and explorer
* Jeanne ...
, 1789): synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia carnea
''Pseudosimnia carnea'', common name the dwarf red egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
The subspecies ''Pseudosimnia carnea expallescens'' Schilde ...
''
(Poiret Poiret is a French language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Jean Poiret, French author
* Jean Louis Georges Poiret, former Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea
*Jean Louis Marie Poiret, French clergyman, botanist, and explorer
* Jeanne ...
, 1789)
*''Primovula cavanaghi''
Allan, 1956: synonym of ''
Globovula cavanaghi
''Globovula cavanaghi'' 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 ...
''
( Iredale, 1931)
*''Primovula celzardi''
Fehse, 2008: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva celzardi''
(Fehse, 2008)
*''Primovula coarctaca''
Schilder, 1941: synonym of ''
Prosimnia semperi''
( Weinkauff, 1881)
*''Primovula colobica''
Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of ''
Dentiovula colobica''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
*''Primovula concinna''
Schilder, 1932: synonym of ''
Procalpurnus semistriatus''
( Pease, 1862)
*''Primovula dautzenbergi''
Schilder, 1931: synonym of ''
Diminovula dautzenbergi''
( Schilder, 1931)
*''Primovula diaphana''
Liltved, 1987: synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia diaphana''
(Liltved, 1987)
*''Primovula dondani''
Cate, 1964: synonym of ''
Serratovolva dondani''
(Cate, 1964)
*''Primovula dubia''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Primovula fulguris
''Primovula fulguris'' 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 ga ...
''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
*''Primovula formosa''
Schilder, 1941: synonym of ''
Crenavolva traillii
''Crenavolva traillii'', common name Traill's ovulid, 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 the shell varies between 5 mm and 15& ...
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( A. Adams, 1855)
*''Primovula fructicum''
( Reeve, 1865): synonym of ''Prionovolva wilsoniana''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Prionovolva brevis''
( Sowerby, 1828)
*''Primovula fruticum''
( Reeve, 1865): synonym of ''
Prionovolva brevis''
( Sowerby, 1828)
*''Primovula fumikoae''
Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of ''
Sandalia triticea
''Sandalia triticea'' 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 ...
''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...
, 1810)
*''Primovula habui''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva habui''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Primovula helenae''
Cate, 1973: 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)
*''Primovula horai''
Cardin, 1994: synonym of ''
Dentiovula horai''
(Cardin, 1994)
*''Primovula horimasarui''
Cate & Azuma, 1971: synonym of ''
Hiatavolva coarctata
''Hiatavolva coarctata'' 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, marin ...
''
( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
*''Primovula kurodai''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Primovula roseomaculata
''Primovula roseomaculata'' 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, mari ...
''
( Schepman, 1909)
*''Primovula luna''
Omi, 2007: synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia diaphana''
(Liltved, 1987)
*''Primovula mariae''
Schilder, 1941: synonym of ''
Dentiovula mariae''
( Schilder, 1941)
*''Primovula mucronata''
Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva mucronata''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
*''Primovula myrakeenae''
Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of ''
Dentiovula azumai''
(Cate, 1970)
*''Primovula narinosa''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva narinosa''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Primovula oryza''
Omi & Clover, 2005: synonym of ''
Dentiovula oryza''
(Omi & Clover, 2005)
*''Primovula platysia''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva platysia''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Primovula pyriformis''
Allan, 1956: synonym of ''
Diminovula alabaster''
( Reeve, 1865)
*''Primovula rhodia''
Schilder, 1932: synonym of ''
Simnia aperta''
( Sowerby, 1849)
*''Primovula rhodia''
( A. Adams, 1854): synonym of ''
Sandalia triticea
''Sandalia triticea'' 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 ...
''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...
, 1810)
*''Primovula rutherfordiana''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Dentiovula rutherfordiana''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Primovula singularis''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva singularis''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Primovula sinomaris''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Primovula roseomaculata
''Primovula roseomaculata'' 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, mari ...
''
( Schepman, 1909)
*''Primovula solemi''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia vanhyningi''
(M. Smith, 1940)
*''Primovula tigris''
Yamamoto, 1971: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva tigris''
(Yamamoto, 1971)
*''Primovula tosaensis''
Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of ''
Dissona tosaensis''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
*''Primovula tropica''
Schilder, 1941: synonym of ''
Primovula tropica
''Primovula tropica'' 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 ...
''
Schilder, 1931
*''Primovula vanhyningi''
M. Smith, 1940: synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia vanhyningi''
(M. Smith, 1940)
*''Primovula virgo''
Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of ''
Crenavolva virgo
''Crenavolva virgo'' 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 ga ...
''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
References
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.'' Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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