''Xandarovula'' 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 ...

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 ...

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family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

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 ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Xandarovula'' include: * '' Xandarovula aetheria'' Nappo, 2024 *'' Xandarovula aperta'' ( Sowerby, 1949) * ''

Xandarovula hiscocki ''Xandarovula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Ovulidae. Species Species within the genus ''Xandarovula'' include: * ''Xandarovula aetheria'' Nappo, 2024 *''Xandarovula aperta ...

'' (Lorenz & Melaun, 2011) *''

Xandarovula hyalina ''Xandarovula hyalina'' 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 sea ...

'' (Lorenz & Fehse, 2009) * ''

Xandarovula jacintoi ''Xandarovula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae. Species Species within the genus ''Xandarovula'' include: * '' Xandarovula aetheria'' Nappo, 2024 *'' Xandarovula aperta'' ( Sowerby, 1949) * ''Xandaro ...

'' (Fehse & Trigo, 2015) *''

Xandarovula patula ''Simnia patula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Features * It is up to 0,8 cm in diameter and 2 cm in length. * Small, shiny, oval- ...

'' ( Pennant, 1777) ;Synonyms: * ''Xandarovula figgisae'' C. N. Cate, 1973: synonym of ''

Ovula ovum ''Ovula ovum'', common name the common egg cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average o ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym) * ''Xandarovula formosana'' (M. Azuma, 1972): synonym of ''

Contrasimnia formosana ''Contrasimnia formosana'' 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 ...

'' (M. Azuma, 1972) (superseded combination) * ''Xandarovula hammesi'' Bertsch & Bibbey, 1982: synonym of ''

Simnia hammesi ''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 ...

'' (Bertsch & Bibbey, 1982) (original combination) * ''Xandarovula pagoda'' C. N. Cate, 1973: synonym of ''

Contrasimnia pagoda ''Contrasimnia pagoda'' 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 sea ...

'' (C. N. Cate, 1973) (superseded combination) *''

Xandarovula xanthochila ''Contrasimnia xanthochila'' 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 parasiti ...

'' ( Kuroda, 1928): synonym of '' Contrasimnia xanthochila'' (Kuroda, 1928)

References

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