African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

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Ovulidae J. Fleming, 1822

AphiaID

1747 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1747)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Cypraeoidea Rafinesque, 1815

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Subfamily Aclyvolvinae Fehse, 2007
1. Genus Aclyvolva C. N. Cate, 1973
Subfamily Cypraediinae F. A. Schilder, 1927
1. Tribe Cypraediini F. A. Schilder, 1927 †
  1. Genus Cypraedia Swainson, 1840 †
  2. Genus Eovolva F. A. Schilder, 1932 †
  3. Genus Eucypraedia Schilder, 1939 †
  4. Genus Ficatrivia Dolin & Pacaud, 2009 †
  5. Genus Protocypraedia F. A. Schilder, 1927 †
2. Tribe Pseudocypraeini Steadman & Cotton, 1943
  1. Genus Cypraeopsis F. A. Schilder, 1936 †
  2. Genus Cyproglobina De Gregorio, 1880 †
  3. Genus Eotrivia F. A. Schilder, 1924 †
  4. Genus Jenneria Jousseaume, 1884
  5. Genus Olianatrivia Dolin, Biosca-Munts & Parcerisa, 2013 †
  6. Genus Projenneria Dolin, 1997 †
  7. Genus Pseudocypraea F. A. Schilder, 1927
3. Tribe Transovulini Fehse, 2001 †
  1. Genus Transovula De Gregorio, 1880 †
4. Tribe Lunovulini Fehse, 2020 accepted as Pediculariinae Gray, 1853
Genus Kuroshiovolva M. Azuma & C. N. Cate, 1971
Subfamily Ovulinae J. Fleming, 1828
1. Genus Calcarovula C. N. Cate, 1973
2. Genus Kurodaovula Azuma, 1987
3. Genus Ovula Bruguière, 1789
4. Genus Pellasimnia Schilder, 1939
5. Genus Phenacovolva Iredale, 1930
6. Genus Takasagovolva Azuma, 1974
7. Genus Volva Röding, 1798
8. Genus Amphiperas Herrmannsen, 1846 accepted as Ovula Bruguière, 1789
Subfamily Pediculariinae Gray, 1853
1. Genus Cypraeogemmula Vredenburg, 1920 †
2. Genus Lozouetina Dolin & Dockery, 2018 †
3. Genus Lunovula Rosenberg, 1990
4. Genus Pedicularia Swainson, 1840
5. Genus Pedicypraedia Lorenz, 2009
Subfamily Prionovolvinae Fehse, 2007
1. Genus Amonovula Fehse, 2019
2. Genus Archivolva Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
3. Genus Calpurnus Montfort, 1810
4. Genus Carpiscula C. N. Cate, 1973
5. Genus Contrasimnia Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
6. Genus Crenavolva C. N. Cate, 1973
7. Genus Cuspivolva C. N. Cate, 1973
8. Genus Dentiovula T. Habe, 1961
9. Genus Diminovula Iredale, 1930
10. Genus Globovula C. N. Cate, 1973
11. Genus Habuprionovolva Azuma, 1970
12. Genus Hiatavolva C. N. Cate, 1973
13. Genus Lacrima C. N. Cate, 1973
14. Genus Margovula C. N. Cate, 1973
15. Genus Naviculavolva Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
16. Genus Primovula Thiele, 1925
17. Genus Prionovolva Iredale, 1930
18. Genus Procalpurnus Thiele, 1929
19. Genus Prosimnia F. A. Schilder, 1927
20. Genus Pseudosimnia F. A. Schilder, 1927
21. Genus Rotaovula C. N. Cate & Azuma, 1973
22. Genus Sandalia C. N. Cate, 1973
23. Genus Serratovolva C. N. Cate, 1973
24. Genus Testudovolva C. N. Cate, 1973
Genus Quasisimnia Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
Subfamily Simniinae F. A. Schilder, 1927
1. Genus Cymbovula C. N. Cate, 1973
2. Genus Cyphoma Röding, 1798
3. Genus Dissona C. N. Cate, 1973
4. Genus Simnia Risso, 1826
5. Genus Simnialena C. N. Cate, 1973
6. Genus Xandarovula C. N. Cate, 1973
7. Genus Neosimnia P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Simnia Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ovulidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1747 on 2025-05-06

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ovulidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1747 on 2025-05-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

db_admin

2009-11-13 10:12:01Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2011-03-20 15:24:09Z

checked

Rosenberg, Gary

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context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Cate, C. N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger. 15 (supplement): 1-117., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42495434 [details]

basis of record 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. [details] Available for editors

additional source Nocella, E.; Zvonareva, S. S.; Fassio, G.; Pica, D.; Buge, B.; Villa, R.; Puillandre, N.; Modica, M. V.; Oliverio, M. (2024). Spicy food for the egg-cowries: the evolution of corallivory in the Ovulidae (Gastropoda: Cypraeoidea). Frontiers in Marine Science. 10., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1323156
page(s): subfamilies redifined [details]

additional source Lorenz, F.; Fehse, D. (2009). The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 651 pp., 203 pls., 375 + numerous unnumb. text figs. [details]

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