''Prionovolva'' is a

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Ovulidae.

Species

Species within the genus ''Prionovolva'' include: * '' Prionovolva brevis'' ( Sowerby, 1828) * '' Prionovolva choshiensis'' (Cate, 1973) * '' Prionovolva freemani'' Liltved & Millard, 1994 * ''

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'' Rosenberg, 2010 ;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'' (

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, 1913) * ''Prionovolva castanea'' Cate, 1978: synonym of ''Prionovolva brevis'' ( Sowerby, 1828) * ''Prionovolva cavanaghi'' Schilder, 1941: synonym of ''

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'' ( Iredale, 1931) * ''Prionovolva ericae'' Cossignani & Calo, 2002: synonym of '' Testudovolva ericae'' (Cossignani & Calo, 2002) * ''Prionovolva fruticum'' (

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, 1865) : synonym of ''Prionovolva brevis'' ( Sowerby, 1828) * ''Prionovolva nebula'' Azuma & Cate, 1971 : synonym of '' Testudovolva nebula'' (Azuma & Cate, 1971) * ''Prionovolva nivea'' Cate, 1974: synonym of ''Prionovolva brevis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) * ''Prionovolva nubeculata'' ( Sowerby in A. Adams &

, 1848) : synonym of ''Prionovolva brevis'' ( Sowerby, 1828) * ''Prionovolva pudica'': synonym of ''Prionovolva brevis'' ( Sowerby, 1828) *'' Prionovolva pulchella'' ( H. Adams, 1873): synonym of '' Testudovolva pulchella'' H. Adams, 1874 * ''Prionovolva wilsoniana'' Cate, 1973: synonym of ''Prionovolva brevis'' ( Sowerby, 1828)

References

Ovulidae {{Ovulidae-stub