Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Aclyvolva lamyi		Western Central Pacific		1932
Aclyvolva lanceolata	Ovulid	Western Central Pacific		1848
Aperiovula abbotti		Western Atlantic.	2.7 DL	1973
Aperiovula adriatica		Mediterranean Sea.		1828
Aperiovula jeanae		Western Central Pacific		1973
Calcarovula gracillima		Western Central Pacific		1901
Calcarovula ildiko		Western Central Pacific		2006
Calcarovula longirostrata	Long-snouted volva	Western Central Pacific		1828
Calcarovula mikado		Western Central Pacific		1991
Calpurnus lacteus	White stony ovula	Indo-West Pacific		1810
Calpurnus verrucosus	Umbilical ovula	Western Central Pacific		1758
Carpiscula bullata		Western Central Pacific		1848
Crenavolva formosa		Western Central Pacific		1848
Crenavolva leopardus		Western Central Pacific		2002
Crenavolva periopsis		Western Central Pacific		1978
Crenavolva rosewateri		Western Central Pacific	1 ShH	1973
Crenavolva striatula		Western Pacific		1828
Crenavolva tinctura		Western Central Pacific		1963
Crenavolva tokuoi		Western Central Pacific		1989
Crenavolva traillii		Western Central Pacific		1855
Cuspivolva allynsmithi		Northwest Pacific		1978
Cuspivolva azumai		Western Central Pacific		1970
Cuspivolva cuspis		Western Pacific		1973
Cuspivolva draperi		Western Central Pacific		1973
Cuspivolva platysia		Western Central Pacific		1973
Cuspivolva tigris	Tiger egg cowrie	Western Pacific.		1971
Cymbovula acicularis	West Indian simnia	Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1810
Cyphoma alleneae		Western Atlantic.		1973
Cyphoma aureocinctum	Gold-line Cyphoma	Atlantic Ocean.	1.9 DL	1889
Cyphoma bartschi		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1973
Cyphoma christahemmenae		Western Atlantic.		1997
Cyphoma emarginatum		Western Atlantic.		1830
Cyphoma gibbosum	Flamingo tounge snail	Western Atlantic	3.8 NG	1758
Cyphoma intermedium		Western Atlantic		1828
Cyphoma lindae		Western Central Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1987
Cyphoma macumba		Western Atlantic.	3.3 DL	1979
Cyphoma mcgintyi	Purple flamingo tongue	Western Central Atlantic	4.0 DL	1939
Cyphoma rhomba	Bullroarer Cyphoma	Western Central Atlantic.	2.3 DL	1978
Cyphoma roamoralesi		Western Atlantic.	3.1 DL	2001
Cyphoma sedlaki		Western Central Atlantic	2.7 DL	1976
Cyphoma signatum	Fingerprint Cyphoma	Western Atlantic.	4.5 DL	1939
Cyphoma versicolor		Western Atlantic.	2.1 DL	2003
Delonovolva aequalis	Simnia	Eastern Central Pacific	2.5 SHL	1832
Dentiovula colobica		Western Central Pacific		1971
Dentiovula dorsuosa		Western Central Pacific		1844
Dentiovula eizoi		Western Central Pacific		1973
Dentiovula horai		Western Central Pacific		1994
Dentiovula mariae		Western Central Pacific		1941
Dentiovula masaoi		Western Central Pacific	1.5 ShH	1973
Dentiovula nix		Western Central Pacific		2022
Dentiovula oryza		Western Central Pacific		2005
Diminovula alabaster		Western Central Pacific		1856
Diminovula anulata		Western Central Pacific		2001
Diminovula aurantiomacula		Western Central Pacific		1973
Diminovula culmen	Ridged egg cowry	Western Central Pacific		1973
Diminovula dautzenbergi		Western Central Pacific		1931
Diminovula filia		Western Central Pacific		1979
Diminovula incisa		Western Central Pacific		1971
Diminovula margarita		Western Central Pacific		1828
Diminovula perilla		Western Central Pacific		1973
Diminovula punctata		Western Central Pacific	1 ShH	1831
Diminovula stigma		Western Central Pacific		1978
Dissona tosaensis		Western Central Pacific		1971
Habuprionovolva choshiensis		Western Central Pacific		1973
Hiata depressa		Western Central Pacific	2 ShH	1875
Hiatavolva coarctata	Pink allied cowrie	Western Central Pacific		1848
Hiatavolva rugosa		Western Central Pacific		1973
Inflatovula marginata		Western Central Pacific		1828
Kuroshiovolva shingoi		Western Central Pacific		1971
Margovula bimaculata		Western Central Pacific		1854
Margovula pyriformis		Western Central Pacific		1828
Margovula tinctilis		Western Central Pacific		1973
Neosimnia advena		Western Central Atlantic		1978
Neosimnia aequalis		Southeast Pacific		1832
Neosimnia avena		Eastern Pacific		1832
Neosimnia barbarensis	Santa Barbara simnia	East Pacific.		1892
Neosimnia bellamaris	Pacific simnia	East Pacific.		1946
Neosimnia bijuri		Atlantic Ocean.	1.5 DL	1976
Neosimnia loebbeckeana	Loebbeck's simnia	Eastern Central Pacific		1881
Neosimnia spelta		Eastern Atlantic.		1758
Ovula costella		Western Central Pacific	5 TL	1810
Ovula costellata	Pink-mouth ovula	Western Pacific. Tropica		1810
Ovula ishibashii		Western Central Pacific		1928
Ovula ishibasii		Western Central Pacific		1728
Ovula ovum	Common egg cowrie	Indo-Pacific.	11 SHL	1758
Pedicularia californica	California pedicularia	East Pacific.		1864
Pedicularia decussata	Hatched pedicularia	Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1855
Pedicularia tibia		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	2005
Pellasimnia brunneiterma		Western Central Pacific		1969
Pellasimnia hasta		Western Central Pacific		1973
Pellasimnia improcera		Western Central Pacific		1971
Phenacovolva angasi		Western Central Pacific		1865
Phenacovolva birostris	Double-snouted volva	Western Central Pacific	4.5 ShH	1767
Phenacovolva brevirostris		Pacific Ocean	4 ShH	1817
Phenacovolva dancei		Western Pacific		1973
Phenacovolva lahainaensis		Eastern Central Pacific.		1969
Phenacovolva parvita		Western Central Pacific		1973
Phenacovolva philippinarum		Western Central Pacific		1848
Phenacovolva piragua	Slender simnia	Western Central Atlantic.	2.3 DL	1889
Phenacovolva poppei		Western Central Pacific		2000
Phenacovolva pseudogracilis		Western Central Pacific		1973
Phenacovolva recurva		Western Central Pacific		1848
Phenacovolva rosea	Rosy spindle cowry	Western Pacific.		1854
Phenacovolva subreflexa	Stunted volva	Western Pacific	3 ShH	1848
Phenacovolva tayloriana		Western Central Pacific		1971
Phenacovolva tokioi	Tokio's egg shell	Western Central Pacific	5 ShH	1973
Phenacovolva vitrea		Western Central Pacific		2005
Phenacovolva wakayamaensis		Western Central Pacific	6 ShH	1963
Primovula astra		Western Central Pacific		2005
Primovula aureola		Western Central Pacific		2002
Primovula concinna		Western Central Pacific		1848
Primovula filia		Western Central Pacific		1979
Primovula formosa		Western Central Pacific	1 ShH	1848
Primovula fulguris		Western Central Pacific		1971
Primovula myrakeenae		Western Central Pacific		1971
Primovula roseomaculata		Western Central Pacific		1909
Primovula solemi	Robust miniovula	North America.		1973
Prionovolva brevis		Western Central Pacific		1828
Prionovolva fruticum		Western Pacific		1865
Prionovolva nivea		Western Central Pacific		1974
Prionovolva wilsoniana		Western Central Pacific		1973
Procalpurnus lacteus		Western Central Pacific		1810
Procalpurnus semistriatus		Western Central Pacific		1862
Prosimnia boshuensis		Western Central Pacific		1973
Prosimnia draconis		Western Central Pacific		1973
Prosimnia piriei	Pirie's egg cowrie	Western Central Pacific		1973
Prosimnia semperi		Western Central Pacific		1881
Pseudocyphoma gibbulum	Plump cyphoma	Western Central Atlantic	1.6 DL	1978
Pseudocyphoma gibsonsmithorum		Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL	1987
Pseudocyphoma intermedium	Intermediate cyphoma	Western Atlantic.	4.4 DL	1828
Pseudocypraea adamsonii		Pacific Ocean		1832
Pseudosimnia carnea	Dwarf red ovula	Mediterranean Sea.		1789
Pseudosimnia jaenae		Mediterranean Sea.		1973
Pseudosimnia marginata		Western Central Pacific	2.5 ShH	1828
Pseudosimnia pyrifera	Pear simnia	North America.		1973
Pseudosimnia sphoni		North America.		1973
Pseudosimnia vanhyningi		Western Atlantic	1.5 DL	1940
Pseudosimnia whitworthi		Western Pacific	1.2 ShH	1973
Quasisimnia hirasei		Western Central Pacific		1913
Quasisimnia robertsoni		Western Central Pacific		1973
Rotaovula hirohitoi		Western Central Pacific		1973
Rotaovula septemmacula		Western Central Pacific		1971
Sandalia rhodia		Western Pacific	1.8 ShH	1854
Serratovolva dondani		Western Central Pacific		1964
Serratovolva minabeensis		Western Central Pacific		1975
Simnia acicularis	Sharp shuttle shell	Western Central Atlantic	17 DL	1810
Simnia aequalis		Southeast Pacific		1832
Simnia avena		Southeast Pacific
Simnia loebbeckeana		Southeast Pacific		1881
Simnia spelta	Keys simnia	North America and the Med		1758
Simnia uniplicata		Western Central Atlantic		1848
Simnialena marferula	Sea-whip simnia	North America.		1973
Simnialena uniplicata	One-tooth simnia	Western Atlantic	2.1 DL	1848
Spiculata advena		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1978
Spiculata barbarensis		Western Atlantic.		1892
Spiculata loebbeckeana		Western Atlantic.		1881
Subsimnia bellamaris		Western Atlantic.		1946
Takasagovolva gigantea		Western Central Pacific		1974
Takasagovolva honkakujiana		Western Central Pacific		1928
Testudovolva intricata		Western Central Pacific		1973
Testudovolva nebula		Western Central Pacific	1 ShH	1971
Testudovolva nipponensis		Western Central Pacific		1913
Volva volva	Shuttlecock volva	Indo-West Pacific	14 SHL	1758
Xandarovula xanthochila	Xanthochroid egg shell	Western Central Pacific		1928

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Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Ovulidae egg cowries(See list of species below)

Family: Ovulidae egg cowries

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