''Phenacovolva'' 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 ...
mollusc
Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
s in the
family
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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 ...
.
Description
The narrow, tubular shells taper at both ends. The shell grows to a length of 6 cm.
Distribution
These species can usually be found on
gorgonians in deep water in the Indo-Pacific.
Species
Species within the genus ''Phenacovolva'' include:
* ''
Phenacovolva aurantia''
( Sowerby, 1889)
* ''
Phenacovolva barbieri''
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
* ''
Phenacovolva brevirostris''
( Schumacher, 1817)
* ''
Phenacovolva clenchi''
Cate, 1973
* ''
Phenacovolva dancei''
Cate, 1973
* ''
Phenacovolva fusula''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973
* † ''
Phenacovolva gracilisiana
''Phenacovolva'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Ovulidae.
Description
The narrow, tubular shells taper at both ends. The shell grows to a length of 6 cm.
Distribution
The ...
''
Dolin & Lozouet, 2004
* ''
Phenacovolva insculpta
''Phenacovolva insculpta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 ...
''
( Odhner, 1919)
* ''
Phenacovolva lahainaensis''
(Cate, 1969)
* ''
Phenacovolva lenoreae''
Cardin & Walls, 1980
* ''
Phenacovolva morrisoni''
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
* ''
Phenacovolva nectarea''
Iredale, 1930
* ''
Phenacovolva parvita''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973
* ''
Phenacovolva patriciae''
Nolf, 2008
* ''
Phenacovolva philippinarum''
( Sowerby, 1848)
* ''
Phenacovolva poppei''
Fehse, 2000
* † ''
Phenacovolva propheta''
Dolin & Lozouet, 2004
* ''
Phenacovolva pseudogracilis''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973
* ''
Phenacovolva recurva''
( 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)
* ''
Phenacovolva rehderi''
Cate, 1973
* ''
Phenacovolva rosea''
(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)
* ''
Phenacovolva schmidi''
Fehse & Wiese, 1993
* ''
Phenacovolva subreflexa''
( 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)
* ''
Phenacovolva zuidafrikaana''
(Cate, 1975)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Phenacovolva acuminata''
(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): synonym of ''
Simnialena acuminata''
( 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)
* ''Phenacovolva angasi''
( Reeve, 1865): synonym of ''
Pellasimnia angasi''
( Reeve, 1865)
* ''Phenacovolva bartschi''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''Neosimnia bartschi'' (Cate, 1973): synonym of ''
Simnia bartschi''
(Cate, 1973)
* ''Phenacovolva carneopicta''
Rehder & Wilson, 1975: synonym of ''Phenacovolva lahainaensis''
(Cate, 1969)
* ''Phenacovolva diantha''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''Phenacovolva recurva''
( 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)
* ''Phenacovolva exsul''
Iredale, 1935: synonym of ''
Pellasimnia angasi''
( Reeve, 1865)
* ''Phenacovolva gracilis''
( 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): synonym of ''
Phenacovolva subreflexa''
( 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)
* ''Phenacovolva gracillima''
( E. A. Smith, 1901): synonym of ''
Calcarovula gracillima''
( E. A. Smith, 1901)
* ''Phenacovolva greenbergae''
Cate, 1974: synonym of ''
Quasisimnia hirasei''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a cent ...
, 1913)
* ''Phenacovolva haynesi''
( Sowerby, 1889): synonym of ''
Pellasimnia angasi''
( Reeve, 1865)
* ''Phenacovolva hirasei''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a cent ...
, 1913): synonym of ''
Quasisimnia hirasei''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a cent ...
, 1913)
* ''Phenacovolva honkakujiana''
( Kuroda, 1928): synonym of ''
Takasagovolva honkakujiana''
( Kuroda, 1928)
* ''Phenacovolva improcera''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971): synonym of ''
Pellasimnia improcera''
(Azuma & Cate, 1971)
* ''Phenacovolva kashiwajimensis''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973: synonym of ''Phenacovolva rehderi''
Cate, 1973
* ''Phenacovolva kiiensis''
Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of ''Phenacovolva recurva''
( 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)
* ''Phenacovolva labroguttata''
Schilder, 1969: synonym of ''Phenacovolva aurantia''
( Sowerby, 1889)
* ''Phenacovolva lindae''
Petuch, 1987: synonym of ''
Cyphoma intermedium''
( Sowerby, 1828)
* ''Phenacovolva longirostrata''
( Sowerby, 1828): synonym of ''
Calcarovula longirostrata''
( Sowerby, 1828)
* ''Phenacovolva piragua''
( Dall, 1889): synonym of ''
Calcarovula piragua''
( Dall, 1889)
* ''Phenacovolva praenominata''
Iredale, 1935: synonym of ''
Hiatavolva depressa''
( Sowerby, 1889)
* ''Phenacovolva rugosa''
(Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973): synonym of ''
Aclyvolva coarctata''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1848)
* ''Phenacovolva tokioi''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Phenacovolva nectarea''
Iredale, 1930
* ''Phenacovolva vitrea''
Omi & Iino, 2005: synonym of ''
Crenavolva vitrea''
(Omi & Iino, 2005)
* ''Phenacovolva wakayamensis''
Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Kurodavolva wakayamensis''
(Cate & Azuma, 1973)
* ''Phenacovolva weaveri''
Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Phenacovolva lahainaensis''
(Cate, 1969)
* ''Phenacovolva yoshioi''
Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of ''
Calcarovula gracillima''
( E. A. Smith, 1901)
References
External links
Iredale, T. (1930). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10(1): 73-88, pl. 9Cate, C. N. 1973. ''A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae.'' Veliger 15 (supplement): 1-117
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Ovulidae
Gastropod genera