''Primovula'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the family
Ovulidae
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family (biology), family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the co ...
, the false cowries.
Species
Species within the genus ''Primovula'' includ
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Primovula astra''
Omi & Iino, 2005
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Primovula beckeri''
( Sowerby, 1900)
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Primovula fulguris''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
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Primovula panthera''
Omi, 2008
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Primovula roseomaculata''
( 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''
(Cate, 1973)
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Primovula santacarolinensis''
Cate, 1978
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Primovula tadashigei''
(Cate, 1973)
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Primovula tropica''
Schilder, 1931
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Primovula uvula''
Cate, 1978
;Species brought into synonymy:
*''Primovula adriatica''
Allan, 1956: synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia adriatica''
( Sowerby, 1828)
*''Primovula aureola''
Fehse, 2002: synonym of ''
Crenavolva aureola''
(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''
(Pérez & Gómez, 1987)
*''Primovula carnea''
( Poiret, 1789): synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia carnea''
( Poiret, 1789)
*''Primovula cavanaghi''
Allan, 1956: synonym of ''
Globovula cavanaghi''
( 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''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
*''Primovula formosa''
Schilder, 1941: synonym of ''
Crenavolva traillii''
( 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''
(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 biolo ...
, 1810)
*''Primovula habui''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva habui''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Primovula helenae''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva helenae''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Primovula horai''
Cardin, 1994: synonym of ''
Dentiovula horai''
(Cardin, 1994)
*''Primovula horimasarui''
Cate & Azuma, 1971: synonym of ''
Hiatavolva coarctata''
( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
*''Primovula kurodai''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Primovula roseomaculata''
( 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''
(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 biolo ...
, 1810)
*''Primovula rutherfordiana''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Dentiovula rutherfordiana
''Dentiovula rutherfordiana'' is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family (biology), family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine (ocean ...
''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Primovula singularis''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cuspivolva singularis''
(Cate, 1973)
*''Primovula sinomaris''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Primovula roseomaculata''
( 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''
Schilder, 1931
*''Primovula vanhyningi''
M. Smith, 1940: synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia vanhyningi''
(M. Smith, 1940)
*''Primovula virgo''
Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of ''
Crenavolva virgo''
(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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