Ovula

Ovula
	Ovula ovum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Ovulidae
Subfamily:	Ovulinae
Genus:	Ovula; Bruguière, 1789
Synonyms
	Amphiperas Gronovius, 1781; Ovulum Sowerby, 1828; Particium Iredale, 1935;

Ovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Ovula include:

Synonyms

Ovula (Neosimnia) P. Fischer, 1884: synonym of Neosimnia P. Fischer, 1884 (original rank)
Ovula acicularis sensu Tryon, 1885 not Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Ovula acicularis Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Cymbovula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810) (original combination)
Ovula adamsi Weinkauff, 1881: synonym of Procalpurnus semistriatus (Pease, 1863)
Ovula adamsii (Dunker, 1877): synonym of Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1855)
Ovula adriatica (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828): synonym of Aperiovula adriatica (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828): synonym of Pseudosimnia adriatica (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) (unaccepted generic combination)
Ovula alba Perry, 1811: synonym of Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula angulosa Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810
Ovula antillarum (Reeve, 1865): synonym of Simnialena uniplicata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
Ovula aspera Perry, 1811: synonym of Volva volva (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula birostris (Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of Phenacovolva birostris (Linnaeus, 1767)
Ovula birostris sensu Tryon, 1885 not Linnaeus, 1767: synonym of Simnia aperta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
Ovula blainvillei Leach, 1847: synonym of Simnia patula (Pennant, 1777)
Ovula blanville Leach, 1847: synonym of Simnia patula (Pennant, 1777)
Ovula bullata (Gould, 1861): synonym of Globovula cavanaghi (Iredale, 1931)
Ovula bullata sensu Tryon, 1885 not A. Adams & Reeve, 1848: synonym of Sandalia triticea (Lamarck, 1810)
Ovula caledonica Crosse, 1871: synonym of Diminovula caledonica (Crosse, 1871) (original combination)
Ovula canadiensis sensu Tryon, 1885 not Weinkauff, 1882: synonym of Simnialena uniplicata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
Ovula carnea (Poiret, 1789): synonym of Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret, 1789)
Ovula carolinensis Mörch, 1877: synonym of Simnialena uniplicata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
Ovula cepula Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret, 1789) (synonym)
Ovula columba Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829: synonym of Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810
Ovula cristallina Kiener, 1843: synonym of Diminovula alabaster (Reeve, 1865)
Ovula cumingi Mörch, 1850: synonym of Diminovula concinna (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848)
Ovula cygnea Röding, 1798: synonym of Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula deflexa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849): synonym of Naviculavolva deflexa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
Ovula dentata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret, 1789) (synonym)
Ovula dentata sensu Angas, 1887 not G. B. Sowerby II, 1848: synonym of Crenavolva traillii (A. Adams, 1856)
Ovula formosa sensu Verco, 1935 not G. B. Sowerby II, 1848: synonym of Cuspivolva platysia (C. N. Cate, 1973)
Ovula haliotidea Blainville, 1825: synonym of Pseudosimnia adriatica (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) (synonym)
Ovula hervieri Hedley, 1899: synonym of Habuprionovolva hervieri (Hedley, 1899) (original combination)
Ovula hirasei Pilsbry, 1913: synonym of Quasisimnia hirasei (Pilsbry, 1913)
Ovula hordacea Kiener, 1843: synonym of Neosimnia avena (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833): synonym of Simnia avena (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Ovula inflexa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832): synonym of Simnialena rufa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
Ovula insculpta Odhner, 1919: synonym of Phenacovolva insculpta (Odhner, 1919)
Ovula intermedia sensu Tryon, 1885 not G. B. Sowerby I, 1828: synonym of Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Ovula ishibashii auctt.: synonym of Ovula isibasii (Kuroda, 1929) (unjustified emendation)
Ovula lactea Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Procalpurnus lacteus (Lamarck, 1810) (original combination)
Ovula lactea sensu Tryon, 1885 not Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Diminovula alabaster (Reeve, 1865)
Ovula loebbeckeana Weinkauff, 1881: synonym of Simnia loebbeckeana (Weinkauff, 1881) (original combination)
Ovula lutea Pallary, 1900: synonym of Neosimnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula margarita sensu A. Adams, 1854 not G. B. Sowerby I, 1828: synonym of Diminovula concinna (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848)
Ovula nigerina Dufo, 1840: synonym of Crenavolva striatula (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
Ovula nipponensis Pilsbry, 1913: synonym of Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913)
Ovula obsoleta Locard, 1891: synonym of Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Ovula oviformis Lamarck, 1801: synonym of Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula papyracea Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula pennantiana Leach, 1847: synonym of Simnia patula (Pennant, 1777)
Ovula perla Röding, 1798: synonym of Calpurnus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Ovula pharetra Perry, 1811: synonym of Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula philippinarum sensu Tryon, 1885 not G. B. Sowerby II, 1849: synonym of Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1855)
Ovula pudica sensu Tryon, 1885 not A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Diminovula caledonica (Crosse, 1871)
Ovula punctata Duclos, 1828: synonym of Diminovula punctata (Duclos, 1828) (original combination)
Ovula pygmaea G. B. Sowerby I, 1828: synonym of Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula rhodia (A. Adams, 1854): synonym of Sandalia triticea (Lamarck, 1810)
Ovula rosea Pallary, 1900: synonym of Neosimnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula rosea Rossiter, 1883: synonym of Aclyvolva lanceolata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
Ovula roseocarnea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883: synonym of Neosimnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula rostrata Mörch, 1877: synonym of Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula rufula Mollerat, 1890: synonym of Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret, 1789)
Ovula seccato G. B. Sowerby I, 1834: synonym of Cyphoma intermedium (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
Ovula semperi Weinkauff, 1881: synonym of Prosimnia semperi (Weinkauff, 1881) (original combination)
Ovula sowerbyana Weinkauff, 1881: synonym of Phenacovolva brevirostris (Schumacher, 1817)
Ovula sowerbyana sensu Tryon, 1885 not Weinkauff, 1881: synonym of Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Ovula spelta (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula striata Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Volva striata (Lamarck, 1810)
Ovula textoria Röding, 1798: synonym of Volva volva (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula tortilis Deshayes, 1844: synonym of Ovula angulosa Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810
Ovula triticea Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Sandalia triticea (Lamarck, 1810)
Ovula triticea Lamarck, 1810 sensu Payraudeau, 1826: synonym of Simnia nicaeensis Risso, 1826: synonym of Simnia spelta (Linnaeus, 1758) (misapplication)
Ovula triticea P. J. Fischer, 1927: synonym of Prosimnia semperi (Weinkauff, 1881)
Ovula tuberculosa Gray & G. B. Sowerby II, 1839: synonym of Crenavolva striatula (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
Ovula uniplicata sensu Tryon, 1885 not G. B. Sowerby II, 1848: synonym of Neosimnia loebbeckeana (Weinkauff, 1881): synonym of Simnia loebbeckeana (Weinkauff, 1881)

References

^ ^a ^b Ovula Bruguière, 1789. WoRMS (2009). Ovula Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206294 on 6 June 2010 .
^ Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
^ Ovula ishibashii (Kuroda, 1928). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
^ Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.

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[WoRMS-1] Ovula Bruguière, 1789. WoRMS (2009). Ovula Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206294 on 6 June 2010 .

[2] Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.

[3] Ovula ishibashii (Kuroda, 1928). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.

[4] Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.

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