Prionovolva

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Ovulidae Rank Genus		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cypraeoidea Subfamily Prionovolvinae
Similar Phenacovolva, Primovula, Phenacovolva rosea, Ovula, Volva volva

Prionovolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.

Species

Species within the genus Prionovolva include:

Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)

Prionovolva choshiensis (Cate, 1973)

Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994

Prionovolva melonis Rosenberg, 2010

Synonymized species

Prionovolva aenigma Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of Habuprionovolva aenigma (Azuma & Cate, 1971)

Prionovolva aureomarginata Shikama, 1973: synonym of Pseudosimnia pyrulina (A. Adams, 1854)

Prionovolva brevis sensu Allan, 1956 : synonym of Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913)

Prionovolva castanea Cate, 1978: synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)

Prionovolva cavanaghi Schilder, 1941: synonym of Globovula cavanaghi (Iredale, 1931)

Prionovolva ericae Cossignani & Calo, 2002: synonym of Testudovolva ericae (Cossignani & Calo, 2002)

Prionovolva fruticum (Reeve, 1865) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)

Prionovolva nebula Azuma & Cate, 1971 : synonym of Testudovolva nebula (Azuma & Cate, 1971)

Prionovolva nivea Cate, 1974: synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)

Prionovolva nubeculata (G. B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)

Prionovolva pudica: synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)

Prionovolva pulchella (H. Adams, 1873): synonym of Testudovolva pulchella H. Adams, 1874

Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973: synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)

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