Testudovolva
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Testudovolva is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Ovulidae
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Synonymized species :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Ovulidae
Ovulidae
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.-Distribution:...
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Species
Species within the genus Testudovolva include:- Testudovolva ericae (Cossignani & Calo, 2002)
- Testudovolva nebulaTestudovolva nebulaTestudovolva nebula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
(Azuma & Cate, 1971) - Testudovolva nipponensisTestudovolva nipponensisTestudovolva nipponensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Philippines....
(Pilsbry, 1913) - Testudovolva orientisTestudovolva orientisTestudovolva orientis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
Cate, 1973 - Testudovolva pulchellaTestudovolva pulchellaTestudovolva pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
H. Adams, 1874
Synonymized species :
- Testudovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994) : synonym of Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994
- Testudovolva somaliensis Fehse, 2001 : synonym of Margovula somaliensisMargovula somaliensisMargovula somaliensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
(Fehse, 2001)