Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Littorinimorpha > Superfamily Cypraeoidea > Family Ovulidae

Prionovolvinae Fehse, 2007

Rank: Subfamily
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Diminovula Iredale, 1930
Primovula Thiele, 1925
Pseudosimnia F. A. Schilder, 1927
Sandalia C. N. Cate, 1973

Literature

original description

Fehse, D. (2007). Contributions to the knowledge of the Ovulidae. XVI. The higher systematics. Spixiana. 30: 121-125.

source of synonymy

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Prionovolvinae Fehse, 2007. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:411688

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2022-06-07 by Henk Dekker

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