Margovula

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

Margovula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Ovulidae
Subfamily:	Prionovolvinae
Genus:	Margovula Iredale, 1935
Synonyms[1]
Lacrima Cate, 1973

Species

Species within the genus Margovula include:

• Margovula anulata (Fehse, 2001)[2]
• Margovula bimaculata (A. Adams, 1854)[3]
• Margovula crawfordcatei Lorenz & Fehse, 2009[4]
• Margovula lacrima (Cate, 1973)[5]
• Margovula marginata (Sowerby, 1828)[6]
• Margovula pyriformis (Sowerby, 1828)[7]
• Margovula schilderorum Cate, 1973
• Margovula somaliensis (Fehse, 2001)[8]
• Margovula tinctilis (Cate, 1973)[9]
• Margovula translineata (Cate, 1973)[10]

Species broughtinto synonymy

• Margovula aboriginea C. N. Cate, 1973: synonym of Diminovula aboriginea (C. N. Cate, 1973)
• Margovula changi Ma, 1997: synonym of Diminovula margarita (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
• Margovula kosugei C. N. Cate, 1973: synonym of Diminovula kosugei (C. N. Cate, 1973)
• Margovula pyrulina (A. Adams, 1854): synonym of Pseudosimnia pyrulina (A. Adams, 1855)

References

1. Margovula Iredale, 1935. WoRMS (2009). Margovula Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430491 on 6 June 2010 .
2. Margovula anulata (Fehse, 2001). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
3. Margovula bimaculata (A. Adams, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
4. Margovula crawfordcatei Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
5. Margovula lacrima (Cate, 1973). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
6. Margovula marginata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
7. Margovula pyriformis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
8. Margovula somaliensis (Fehse, 2001). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
9. Margovula tinctilis (Cate, 1973). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
10. Margovula translineata (Cate, 1973). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.

External links

• redale, T. (1935). Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist. 8(2): 96-135, pls 8-9