Lunovula
Genus of gastropods
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Lunovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pediculariinae of the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies.[1]
| Lunovula | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Lunovula serrata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Subfamily: | Pediculariinae |
| Genus: | Lunovula Rosenberg, 1990 |
| Type species | |
| Lunovula finleyi Rosenberg, 1990 | |
Species
Species within the genus Lunovula include:
- Lunovula boucheti Lorenz, 2007[2]
- Lunovula cancellata Lorenz, 2007[3]
- Lunovula finleyi Rosenberg, 1990[4]
- Lunovula serrata Lorenz & Bouchet, 2018
- Lunovula superstes (Dolin, 1991)[5]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Lunovula venusta Tsuchida & Kurozumi, 1999: synonym of Lunovula superstes (Dolin, 1991)