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Family: Ovulidae egg cowries



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Aclyvolva lamyi
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Aclyvolva lanceolata(Sowerby, 1848)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Aclyvolva lanceolata
[Ovulid]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Aperiovula abbotti
[]
No picture found
 
Aperiovula adriatica
[]
No picture found
 
Aperiovula jeanae
[]
No picture found
 
Calcarovula gracillima
[]
No picture found
 
Calcarovula ildiko
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Calcarovula longirostrata(Sowerby, 1828)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Calcarovula longirostrata
[Long-snouted volva]
No picture found
 
Calcarovula mikado
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific

Calpurnus lacteus(Lamarck, 1810)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Calpurnus lacteus
[White stony ovula]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Western Central Pacific

Calpurnus verrucosus(Linneaus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Calpurnus verrucosus
[Umbilical ovula]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Carpiscula bullataSowerby, 1848

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Carpiscula bullata
[]
No picture found
 
Crenavolva formosa
[]
No picture found
 
Crenavolva leopardus
[]
No picture found
 
Crenavolva periopsis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 1 cm ShH
Crenavolva rosewateriCate, 1973

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Crenavolva rosewateri
[]
No picture found
 
Crenavolva striatula
[]
No picture found
 
Crenavolva tinctura
[]
No picture found
 
Crenavolva tokuoi
[]
No picture found
 
Crenavolva traillii
[]
No picture found
 
Cuspivolva allynsmithi
[]
No picture found
 
Cuspivolva azumai
[]
No picture found
 
Cuspivolva cuspis
[]
No picture found
 
Cuspivolva draperi
[]
No picture found
 
Cuspivolva platysia
[]
No picture found
 
Cuspivolva tigris
[Tiger egg cowrie]

Cox, Carol

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
Cymbovula acicularis(Lamarck, 1810)

Photo by Cox, Carol
 
Cymbovula acicularis
[West Indian simnia]
No picture found
 
Cyphoma alleneae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Cyphoma aureocinctum
[Gold-line Cyphoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Cyphoma bartschi
[]
No picture found
 
Cyphoma christahemmenae
[]
No picture found
 
Cyphoma emarginatum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 3.8 cm NG
Cyphoma gibbosum(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cyphoma gibbosum
[Flamingo tounge snail]
No picture found
 
Cyphoma intermedium
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Cyphoma lindae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
 
Cyphoma macumba
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.0 cm DL
 
Cyphoma mcgintyi
[Purple flamingo tongue]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Cyphoma rhomba
[Bullroarer Cyphoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Cyphoma roamoralesi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Cyphoma sedlaki
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
Cyphoma signatumPilsbry & McGinty, 1939

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cyphoma signatum
[Fingerprint Cyphoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Cyphoma versicolor
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
 
Delonovolva aequalis
[Simnia]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Dentiovula colobica(Azuma & Cate, 1971)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Dentiovula colobica
[]
No picture found
 
Dentiovula dorsuosa
[]
No picture found
 
Dentiovula eizoi
[]
No picture found
 
Dentiovula horai
[]
No picture found
 
Dentiovula mariae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm ShH
 
Dentiovula masaoi
[]
No picture found
 
Dentiovula nix
[]
No picture found
 
Dentiovula oryza
[]
No picture found
 
Diminovula alabaster
[]
No picture found
 
Diminovula anulata
[]
No picture found
 
Diminovula aurantiomacula
[]

Malaer, Piero

Western Central Pacific

Diminovula culmen(Cate, 1973)

Photo by Malaer, Piero
 
Diminovula culmen
[Ridged egg cowry]
No picture found
 
Diminovula dautzenbergi
[]
No picture found
 
Diminovula filia
[]
No picture found
 
Diminovula incisa
[]
No picture found
 
Diminovula margarita
[]
No picture found
 
Diminovula perilla
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 1 cm ShH
Diminovula punctata(Duclos, 1831)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Diminovula punctata
[]
No picture found
 
Diminovula stigma
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Dissona tosaensis(Azuma & Cate, 1971)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Dissona tosaensis
[]
No picture found
 
Habuprionovolva aenigma
[]
No picture found
 
Habuprionovolva choshiensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShH
 
Hiata depressa
[]
No picture found
 
Hiatavolva coarctata
[Pink allied cowrie]
No picture found
 
Hiatavolva rugosa
[]
No picture found
 
Inflatovula marginata
[]
No picture found
 
Kuroshiovolva shingoi
[]
No picture found
 
Margovula bimaculata
[]
No picture found
 
Margovula pyriformis
[]
No picture found
 
Margovula tinctilis
[]
No picture found
 
Neosimnia advena
[]
No picture found
 
Neosimnia aequalis
[]
No picture found
 
Neosimnia avena
[]
No picture found
 
Neosimnia barbarensis
[Santa Barbara simnia]
No picture found
 
Neosimnia bellamaris
[Pacific simnia]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Neosimnia bijuri
[]
No picture found
 
Neosimnia loebbeckeana
[Loebbeck's simnia]
No picture found
 
Neosimnia spelta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Ovula costella
[]

Harasti, David

Western Pacific. Tropica

Ovula costellataLamarck, 1810

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Ovula costellata
[Pink-mouth ovula]
No picture found
 
Ovula ishibashii
[]
No picture found
 
Ovula ishibasii
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 11 cm SHL
Ovula ovum(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Ovula ovum
[Common egg cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

East Pacific.

Pedicularia californicaNewcomb, 1864

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pedicularia californica
[California pedicularia]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Pedicularia decussata
[Hatched pedicularia]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Pedicularia tibia
[]
No picture found
 
Pellasimnia brunneiterma
[]
No picture found
 
Pellasimnia hasta
[]
No picture found
 
Pellasimnia improcera
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Phenacovolva angasi(Reeve, 1865)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Phenacovolva angasi
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm ShH
Phenacovolva birostris(Linnaeus, 1767)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Phenacovolva birostris
[Double-snouted volva]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShH
 
Phenacovolva brevirostris
[]
No picture found
 
Phenacovolva dancei
[]
No picture found
 
Phenacovolva lahainaensis
[]
No picture found
 
Phenacovolva parvita
[]
No picture found
 
Phenacovolva philippinarum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Phenacovolva piragua
[Slender simnia]
No picture found
 
Phenacovolva poppei
[]
No picture found
 
Phenacovolva pseudogracilis
[]
No picture found
 
Phenacovolva recurva
[]
No picture found
 
Phenacovolva rosea
[Rosy spindle cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShH
 
Phenacovolva subreflexa
[Stunted volva]
No picture found
 
Phenacovolva tayloriana
[]

Harasti, David

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm ShH
Phenacovolva tokioiCate, 1973

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Phenacovolva tokioi
[Tokio's egg shell]
No picture found
 
Phenacovolva vitrea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm ShH
 
Phenacovolva wakayamaensis
[]
No picture found
 
Primovula astra
[]
No picture found
 
Primovula aureola
[]
No picture found
 
Primovula concinna
[]
No picture found
 
Primovula filia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm ShH
 
Primovula formosa
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Primovula fulguris(Azuma & Cate, 1971)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Primovula fulguris
[]
No picture found
 
Primovula myrakeenae
[]

Malaer, Piero

Western Central Pacific

Primovula roseomaculata(Schepman, 1909)

Photo by Malaer, Piero
 
Primovula roseomaculata
[]
No picture found
 
Primovula solemi
[Robust miniovula]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Prionovolva brevis(Sowerby, 1828)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Prionovolva brevis
[]
No picture found
 
Prionovolva fruticum
[]
No picture found
 
Prionovolva nivea
[]
No picture found
 
Prionovolva wilsoniana
[]
No picture found
 
Procalpurnus lacteus
[]
No picture found
 
Procalpurnus semistriatus
[]
No picture found
 
Prosimnia boshuensis
[]
No picture found
 
Prosimnia draconis
[]
No picture found
 
Prosimnia piriei
[Pirie's egg cowrie]
No picture found
 
Prosimnia semperi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Pseudocyphoma gibbulum
[Plump cyphoma]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm DL
 
Pseudocyphoma gibsonsmithorum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm DL
 
Pseudocyphoma intermedium
[Intermediate cyphoma]
No picture found
 
Pseudocypraea adamsonii
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudosimnia carnea
[Dwarf red ovula]
No picture found
 
Pseudosimnia jaenae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH
 
Pseudosimnia marginata
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudosimnia pyrifera
[Pear simnia]
No picture found
 
Pseudosimnia sphoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Pseudosimnia vanhyningi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm ShH
 
Pseudosimnia whitworthi
[]
No picture found
 
Quasisimnia hirasei
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Quasisimnia robertsoni(Cate, 1973)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Quasisimnia robertsoni
[]
No picture found
 
Rotaovula hirohitoi
[]
No picture found
 
Rotaovula septemmacula
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm ShH
 
Sandalia rhodia
[]
No picture found
 
Serratovolva dondani
[]
No picture found
 
Serratovolva minabeensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm DL
 
Simnia acicularis
[Sharp shuttle shell]
No picture found
 
Simnia aequalis
[]
No picture found
 
Simnia avena
[]
No picture found
 
Simnia loebbeckeana
[]

Coltro, Marcus

North America and the Med

Simnia spelta(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Simnia spelta
[Keys simnia]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Simnia uniplicataSowerby, 1848

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Simnia uniplicata
[]
No picture found
 
Simnialena marferula
[Sea-whip simnia]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Simnialena uniplicata
[One-tooth simnia]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Spiculata advena
[]
No picture found
 
Spiculata barbarensis
[]
No picture found
 
Spiculata loebbeckeana
[]
No picture found
 
Subsimnia bellamaris
[]
No picture found
 
Takasagovolva gigantea
[]
No picture found
 
Takasagovolva honkakujiana
[]
No picture found
 
Testudovolva intricata
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 1 cm ShH
Testudovolva nebula(Azuma & Cate, 1971)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Testudovolva nebula
[]
No picture found
 
Testudovolva nipponensis
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SHL
Volva volvaLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Volva volva
[Shuttlecock volva]
No picture found
 
Xandarovula xanthochila
[Xanthochroid egg shell]


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