List of Nominal Species of Ovulidae
(egg cowries)
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Nominal Species (n = 117) Present allocation (n = 90) Ref.
Aperiovula abbotti Cate, 1973 Aperiovula abbotti 19
Ovula acicularis Lamarck, 1811 Simnia acicularis 83435
Spiculata advena Cate, 1978 Spiculata advena 19
Delonovolva aequalis Sowerby, 1832 Delonovolva aequalis 19
Simnia aequalis Sowerby, 1832 Simnia aequalis 19
Cyphoma alleneae Cate, 1973 Cyphoma alleneae 19
Aperiovula allynsmithi Cate, 1978 Cuspivolva allynsmithi 3477
Diminovula anulata Fehse, 2001 Diminovula anulata 86518
Primovula astra Omi & Iino, 2005 Primovula astra 3477
Amphiperas aureocinctum Dall, 1889 Cyphoma aureocinctum 83435
Primovula aureola Fehse, 2002 Primovula aureola 86518
Phenacovolva bartschi Cate, 1973 Cyphoma bartschi 83435
Neosimnia bellamaris Berry, 1946 Neosimnia bellamaris 19
Spiculata bijuri Cate, 1976 Neosimnia bijuri 83435
Prosimnia boshuensis Cate, 1973 Prosimnia boshuensis 86518
Volva brevirostris tomlini Cate, 1973 Phenacovolva dancei 3477
Carpiscula bullata Sowerby, 1848 Carpiscula bullata 86518
Ovulum bullatum Adams & Reeve, 1848 Carpiscula bullata 3477
Pedicularia californica Newcomb, 1864 Pedicularia californica 19
Phenacovolva carneopicta Rehder & Wilson, 1975 Phenacovolva lahainaensis 3477
Margovula changi Ma Xiu-Tong, 1997 Diminovula margarita 3477
Crenavolva chinensis Qi & Ma, 1983 Cuspivolva allynsmithi 3477
Galera choshiensis Cate, 1973 Habuprionovolva choshiensis 3477
Habuprionovolva choshiensis Cate, 1973 Habuprionovolva choshiensis 86518
Ovula costella Lamarck, 1810 Ovula costella 821
Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810 Ovula costellata 337
Inflatovula culmen Cate, 1973 Diminovula culmen 86518
Cuspivolva cuspis Cate, 1973 Cuspivolva cuspis 86518
Phenacovolva dancei Cate, 1973 Phenacovolva dancei 75835
Primovula dautzenbergi Schilder, 1931 Diminovula dautzenbergi 3477
Pedicularia decussata Gould, 1855 Pedicularia decussata 19
Ovula dentata Angas, 1887 Crenavolva traillii 3477
Dissona dolabra Cate, 1974 Dissona tosaensis 3477
Prosimnia draconis Cate, 1973 Prosimnia draconis 86518
Adamantia dubia Cate, 1973 Primovula fulguris 86518
Primovula dubia Cate, 1973 Primovula fulguris 3477
Dentiovula eizoi Cate & Azuma, 1973 Dentiovula eizoi 86518
Primovula formosa sensu Schilder, 1941 Crenavolva traillii 3477
Ovulum formosum Sowerby II, 1848 Primovula formosa 3477
Ovulum formosum Adams & Reeve, 1848 Primovula formosa 3477
Pseudosimnia fulguris Azuma & Cate, 1971 Primovula fulguris 3477
Pseudocyphoma gibbulum Cate, 1978 Pseudocyphoma gibbulum 19
Pseudocyphoma gibsonsmithorum Petuch, 1987 Pseudocyphoma gibsonsmithorum 83435
Pellasimnia hasta Cate, 1973 Pellasimnia hasta 86518
Ovula hirasei Pilsbry, 1913 Quasisimnia hirasei 86518
Rotaovula hirohitoi Cate & Azuma, 1973 Rotaovula hirohitoi 86518
Radius honkakujiana Kuroda, 1928 Takasagovolva honkakujiana 3477
Calcarovula ildiko Lorenz, 2006 Calcarovula ildiko 3477
Phenacovolva ildiko Lorenz, 2006 Calcarovula ildiko 86518
Neosimnia illyrica Schilder, 1927 Simnia spelta 1056
Testudovolva intricata Cate, 1973 Testudovolva intricata 86518
Ovula ishibasii Kuroda, 1728 Ovula ishibasii 86518
Amphiperas isibasii Kuroda, 1728 Ovula ishibasii 3477
Aperiovula jaenae Cate, 1973 Pseudosimnia jaenae 86518
Aperiovula jeanae Cate, 1973 Aperiovula jeanae 86518
Crenavolva leopardus Fehse, 2002 Crenavolva leopardus 86518
Cyphoma lindae Petuch, 1987 Cyphoma lindae 19
Phenacovolva lindae Petuch, 1987 Cyphoma lindae 83435
Ovulum longirostratum Sowerby, 1828 Calcarovula longirostrata 3477
Cyphoma macumba Petuch, 1979 Cyphoma macumba 83435
Simnialena marferula Cate, 1973 Simnialena marferula 19
Ovulum margarita Sowerby, 1828 Diminovula margarita 3477
Dentiovula masaoi Cate, 1973 Dentiovula masaoi 821
Cyphoma mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1939 Cyphoma mcgintyi 19
Spiculata michaelkingi Cate, 1973 Phenacovolva lahainaensis 3477
Phenacovolva mikado Kurohara & Habe, 1991 Calcarovula mikado 86518
Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826 Simnia spelta 1056
Prionovolva nivea Cate, 1974 Prionovolva nivea 86518
Dentiovula nix Fehse, 2022 Dentiovula nix 3477
Phenacovolva parvita Cate & Azuma, 1973 Phenacovolva parvita 86518
Pseudosimnia perilla Cate, 1973 Diminovula dautzenbergi 3477
Crenavolva periopsis Cate, 1978 Crenavolva periopsis 86518
Amphiperas piragua Dall, 1889 Phenacovolva piragua 83435
Cuspivolva platysia (Cate, 1973) Cuspivolva platysia 3477
Primovula platysia Cate, 1973 Cuspivolva platysia 3477
Phenacovolva poppei Fehse, 2000 Phenacovolva poppei 86518
Phenacovolva pseudogracilis Cate & Azuma, 1973 Phenacovolva pseudogracilis 86518
Pseudosimnia pyrifera Cate, 1973 Pseudosimnia pyrifera 19
Cyphoma rhomba Cate, 1978 Cyphoma rhomba 19
Cyphoma roamoralesi Macsotay & Campos, 2001 Cyphoma roamoralesi 83435
Aperiovula robertsoni Cate, 1973 Quasisimnia robertsoni 86518
Crenavolva rosewateri Cate, 1973 Crenavolva rosewateri 821
Hiata rugosa Cate & Azuma, 1973 Hiatavolva rugosa 3477
Hiatavolva rugosa Cate & Azuma, 1973 Hiatavolva rugosa 86518
Dentiovula saturnalia Cate & Azuma, 1973 Dentiovula colobica 3477
Cyphoma sedlaki Cate, 1976 Cyphoma sedlaki 19
Kuroshiovolva shingoi Azuma & Cate, 1971 Kuroshiovolva shingoi 86518
Cyphoma signatum Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939 Cyphoma signatum 19
Primovula solemi Cate, 1973 Primovula solemi 19
Bulla spelta Linnaeus, 1758 Simnia spelta 83435
Neosimnia spelta Linnaeus, 1758 Simnia spelta 19
Pseudosimnia sphoni Cate, 1973 Pseudosimnia sphoni 19
Inflatovula stigma Cate, 1978 Diminovula stigma 86518
Ovulum striatulum Sowerby I, 1828 Crenavolva striatula 3477
Pseudosimnia striola Cate, 1973 Diminovula dautzenbergi 3477
Dentiovula takeoi Cate & Azuma, 1973 Crenavolva striatula 3477
Pedicularia tibia Simone, 2005 Pedicularia tibia 83435
Margovula tinctilis Cate, 1973 Margovula tinctilis 86518
Neosimnia tinctura Garrard, 1963 Crenavolva tinctura 3477
Phenacovolva tokioi Cate, 1973 Phenacovolva tokioi 821
Crenavolva tokuoi Azuma, 1989 Crenavolva tokuoi 86518
Primovula tosaensis Azuma & Cate, 1971 Dissona tosaensis 3477
Crenavolva traillii hesperia Cate, 1973 Crenavolva traillii 3477
Ovula umbilicata Sowerby, 1848 Diminovula margarita 3477
Ovulum uniplicata Sowerby II, 1849 Simnialena uniplicata 83435
Simnia uniplicata Sowerby, 1848 Simnia uniplicata 19
Primovula vanhyningi Smith, 1940 Pseudosimnia vanhyningi 83435
Cyphoma versicolor Fehse, 2003 Cyphoma versicolor 83435
Calcarovula virgo Azuma, 1974 Calcarovula longirostrata 3477
Phenacovolva vitrea Omi & Iino, 2005 Phenacovolva vitrea 3477
Bulla volva Linnaeus, 1758 Volva volva 83435
Volva volva Linnaeus, 1758 Volva volva 19
Phenacovolva wakayamaensis Cate & Azuma, 1973 Phenacovolva wakayamaensis 821
Phenacovolva weaveri Cate, 1973 Phenacovolva lahainaensis 3477
Pseudosimnia whitworthi Cate, 1973 Pseudosimnia whitworthi 821
Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973 Prionovolva wilsoniana 86518
Phenacocolva yoshioi Azuma, 1971 Calcarovula gracillima 3477
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