Testudovolva

Testudovolva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Ovulidae
Subfamily:	Prionovolvinae
Genus:	Testudovolva Cate, 1973

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

Species

Species within the genus Testudovolva include:

• Testudovolva ericae (Cossignani & Calo, 2002)
• Testudovolva intricata Cate, 1973
• Testudovolva nebula (Azuma & Cate, 1971)^[2]
• Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913)^[3]
• Testudovolva orientis Cate, 1973^[4]
• Testudovolva pulchella H. Adams, 1874^[5]

Synonymized species 

• Testudovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994):^[6] synonym of Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994
• Testudovolva quaestio Cate, 1973: synonym of Testudovolva intricata Cate, 1973
• Testudovolva somaliensis Fehse, 2001 : synonym of Margovula somaliensis (Fehse, 2001)

References

1. Testudovolva Cate, 1973. WoRMS (2009). Testudovolva Cate, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430489 on 20 January 2011.
2. Testudovolva nebula (Azuma & Cate, 1971).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
3. Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
4. Testudovolva orientis Cate, 1973.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
5. Testudovolva pulchella H. Adams, 1874.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
6. Testudovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.

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