''Crenavolva'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily Eocypraeinae of the
family
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Ovulidae
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Crenavolva'' include:
*''
Crenavolva aureola''
(Fehse, 2002)
*''
Crenavolva cruenta''
Gowlett-Holmes & Holmes, 1989
* ''
Crenavolva frumentum''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
*''
Crenavolva grovesi''
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
*''
Crenavolva guidoi''
Fehse, 2002
*''
Crenavolva janae''
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
*''
Crenavolva leopardus''
Fehse, 2002
*''
Crenavolva marmorata''
Fehse, 2007
*''
Crenavolva martini''
Fehse, 1999
*''
Crenavolva matsumiyai''
Azuma, 1974
*''
Crenavolva nanshaensis''
Ma & Zhang, 1996
*''
Crenavolva philippei''
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
*''
Crenavolva striatula''
( Sowerby, 1828)
*''
Crenavolva tinctura''
(Garrard, 1963)
*''
Crenavolva tokuoi''
Azuma, 1989
*''
Crenavolva traillii''
(A. Adams
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Adams was assistant surgeon Royal Navy on board HMS Samarang (1822), HMS ''Samarang'' during the survey of the islands of ...
, 1855)
*''
Crenavolva virgo''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
*''
Crenavolva vitrea''
(Omi & Iino, 2005)
;Species brought into synonymy:
*''Crenavolva azumai''
(Cate, 1970): synonym of ''
Dentiovula azumai''
(Cate, 1970)
*''Crenavolva chiapponii''
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009:
synonym of ''
Crenavolva aureola''
(Fehse, 2002)
*''Crenavolva chinensis''
Qi & Ma, 1983: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva allynsmithi''
(Cate, 1978)
*''Crenavolva conspicua''
Cate, 1975: synonym of ''
Rotaovula septemmacula''
(Azuma, 1974)
*''Crenavolva curiosa''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Dentiovula azumai''
(Cate, 1970)
*''Crenavolva cuspis''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva cuspis''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Crenavolva dondani''
(Cate, 1964): synonym of ''
Serratovolva dondani''
(Cate, 1964)
*''Crenavolva draperi''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva draperi''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973
*''Crenavolva imitabilis''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Serratovolva dondani''
(Cate, 1964)
*''Crenavolva mucronata''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971): synonym of ''
Cuspivolva mucronata''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
*''Crenavolva myrakeenae''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971): synonym of ''
Dentiovula azumai''
(Cate, 1970)
*''Crenavolva ostheimerae''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva ostheimerae''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Crenavolva periopsis''
Cate, 1978: synonym of ''
Crenavolva virgo''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
*''Crenavolva rosewateri''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Primovula rosewateri''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Crenavolva rostella''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva singularis''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Crenavolva testudiana''
(Cate, 1978): synonym of ''
Sandalia meyeriana''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Crenavolva tigris''
(Yamamoto, 1971): synonym of ''
Cuspivolva tigris''
(Yamamoto, 1971)
References
* Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D., 2009 The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae, p. 651 pp
External links
Cate C.N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. The Veliger. 15 (supplement): 1-117
Ovulidae
{{Ovulidae-stub