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Prionovolva

Gastropoda - Ovulidae

Taxonomy
Prionovolva was named by Iredale (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ovulidae by Wilson (1993); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Prionovolva Iredale
1993Prionovolva Wilson p. 206
2002Prionovolva Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOvulidaeFleming 1822
genusPrionovolvaIredale 1930

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Prionovolva Iredale 1930
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Prionovolva brevis Sowerby 1825
Prionovolva bulla Adams-Reeve 1848
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:45:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Papua New Guinea (Morobe) Cypraea bulla (97437 97438)