Phenacovolva aurantia

Phenacovolva aurantia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Phenacovolva aurantia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Ovulinae
Genus:
Phenacovolva
Species:
P. aurantia
Binomial name
Phenacovolva aurantia
(Sowerby, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Delonovolva labroguttata (Schilder, 1969)
  • Dissona aurantium (Sowerby, 1889)
  • Ovulum aurantium Sowerby, 1889
  • Pellasimnia aurantia Carlsson, 1969
  • Phenacovolva labroguttata Schilder, 1969

References
  1. Phenacovolva aurantia (G.B. Sowerby III, 1889). WoRMS (2009). Phenacovolva aurantia (G.B. Sowerby III, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431227 on 5 June 2010 .


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