Calcarovula

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

Calcarovula
Shell of Calcarovula arthritica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Calcarovula
Cate, 1973
Type species
Cantharus aldermenensis
Powell, 1971
Synonyms[1]
  • Calcaria Cate, 1973
  • Phenacovolva (Calcaria) C. N. Cate, 1973 (Invalid: junior homonym of Calcaria Porat, 1878 [Myriapoda]; Calcarovula is a replacement name)

Species

Species within the genus Calcarovula include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Calcarovula virgo Azuma, 1974: synonym of Calcarovula longirostrata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828)

References
  1. Calcarovula Cate, 1973. WoRMS (2009). Calcarovula Cate, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430505 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. Calcarovula arthritica Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  3. Calcarovula gracillima (E.A. Smith, 1901). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  4. Calcarovula ildiko Lorenz, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  5. Calcarovula longirostrata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  6. Calcarovula mikado (Kurohara & Habe, 1991). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  7. Calcarovula piragua (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.


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