Calcarovula

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Calcarovula
Shell of Calcarovula arthritica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Calcarovula
Cate, 1973
Type species
Cantharus aldermenensis
Powell, 1971
Synonyms[1]
  • Calcaria Cate, 1973
  • Phenacovolva (Calcaria) C. N. Cate, 1973 (Invalid: junior homonym of Calcaria Porat, 1878 [Myriapoda]; Calcarovula is a replacement name)
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Species

Species within the genus Calcarovula include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Calcarovula virgo Azuma, 1974: synonym of Calcarovula longirostrata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828)

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