Prionovolva

Prionovolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.[2]

Prionovolva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Ovulidae
Subfamily:	Prionovolvinae
Genus:	Prionovolva Iredale, 1930[1]
Type species
Ovulum breve Sowerby, 1828
Synonyms[2]
Labiovolva Cate, 1973

Species

Species within the genus Prionovolva include:

• Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
• Prionovolva choshiensis (Cate, 1973)[3]
• Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994
• Prionovolva melonis Rosenberg, 2010[4]

Synonymized species

• Prionovolva aenigma Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of Habuprionovolva aenigma (Azuma & Cate, 1971)
• Prionovolva aureomarginata Shikama, 1973: synonym of Pseudosimnia pyrulina (A. Adams, 1854)
• Prionovolva brevis sensu Allan, 1956 : synonym of Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913)
• Prionovolva castanea Cate, 1978:[5] synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
• Prionovolva cavanaghi Schilder, 1941: synonym of Globovula cavanaghi (Iredale, 1931)
• Prionovolva ericae Cossignani & Calo, 2002:[6] synonym of Testudovolva ericae (Cossignani & Calo, 2002)
• Prionovolva fruticum (Reeve, 1865) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
• Prionovolva nebula Azuma & Cate, 1971 : synonym of Testudovolva nebula (Azuma & Cate, 1971)
• Prionovolva nivea Cate, 1974:[7] synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828)
• Prionovolva nubeculata (Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
• Prionovolva pudica:[8] synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
• Prionovolva pulchella (H. Adams, 1873): synonym of Testudovolva pulchella H. Adams, 1874
• Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973:[9] synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)

References

1. Iredale (1930). Mem. Queensland Mus. 10: 85.
2. Prionovolva Iredale, 1930. WoRMS (2009). Prionovolva Iredale, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390991 on 20 January 2011 .
3. Prionovolva choshiensis (Cate, 1973). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
4. Rosenberg G. (2010). "Description of a new species of Prionovolva (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ovulidae) from East Africa, with reassessment of the composition of the genus". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 159: 39-66.
5. Prionovolva castanea Cate, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
6. Prionovolva ericae Cossignani & Calo, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
7. Prionovolva nivea Cate, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
8. Prionovolva pudica . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
9. Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.