''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)
*''
Primovula panthera''
Omi, 2008
*''
Primovula roseomaculata''
(Schepman
Mattheus Marinus Schepman (17 August 1847 – 19 November 1919) was a Dutch malacologist. He was one of the foremost collectors of mollusc shells in the Netherlands, and was also high on the overall list of European collectors.
Dutch collectors ...
, 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
''Pseudosimnia adriatica'', common name the Adriatic egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family (biology), family of s ...
''
( 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 Poiret is a French language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Jean Poiret, French author
*Jean Louis Georges Poiret, former Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea
*Jean Louis Marie Poiret, French clergyman, botanist, and explorer
* Jeanne P ...
, 1789): synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia carnea''
(Poiret Poiret is a French language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Jean Poiret, French author
*Jean Louis Georges Poiret, former Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea
*Jean Louis Marie Poiret, French clergyman, botanist, and explorer
* Jeanne P ...
, 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
''Procalpurnus semistriatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 parasit ...
''
( Pease, 1862)
*''Primovula dautzenbergi''
Schilder, 1931: synonym of ''
Diminovula dautzenbergi
''Diminovula dautzenbergi'' 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), ...
''
( Schilder, 1931)
*''Primovula diaphana''
Liltved, 1987: synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia diaphana
''Pseudosimnia diaphana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 s ...
''
(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
Arthur Adams (1820 in Gosport, Hampshire – 1878) was an England, English physician and natural history, naturalist.
Adams was assistant surgeon Royal Navy on board HMS Samarang (1822), HMS ''Samarang'' during the survey of the islands of ...
, 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
Arthur Adams (1820 in Gosport, Hampshire – 1878) was an England, English physician and natural history, naturalist.
Adams was assistant surgeon Royal Navy on board HMS Samarang (1822), HMS ''Samarang'' during the survey of the islands of ...
& Reeve, 1848)
*''Primovula kurodai''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Primovula roseomaculata''
(Schepman
Mattheus Marinus Schepman (17 August 1847 – 19 November 1919) was a Dutch malacologist. He was one of the foremost collectors of mollusc shells in the Netherlands, and was also high on the overall list of European collectors.
Dutch collectors ...
, 1909)
*''Primovula luna''
Omi, 2007: synonym of ''
Pseudosimnia diaphana
''Pseudosimnia diaphana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 s ...
''
(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
''Simnia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae.
Taxonomy
Dolin & Ledon (2002) considered that the lectotype of ''Simnia nicaeensis'' Risso, 1826, type species of ''Simnia'', is a juvenile specimen of ''Sim ...
''
( Sowerby, 1849)
*''Primovula rhodia''
(A. Adams
Arthur Adams (1820 in Gosport, Hampshire – 1878) was an England, English physician and natural history, naturalist.
Adams was assistant surgeon Royal Navy on board HMS Samarang (1822), HMS ''Samarang'' during the survey of the islands of ...
, 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
Mattheus Marinus Schepman (17 August 1847 – 19 November 1919) was a Dutch malacologist. He was one of the foremost collectors of mollusc shells in the Netherlands, and was also high on the overall list of European collectors.
Dutch collectors ...
, 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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