Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae
Parent taxon: Ovulidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2017
See also Bouchet et al. 2005, Dolin and Lozouet 2004 and Moths et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Aclyvolvinae, Calpurnus, Crenavolva, Cymbovula, Cyphoma, Dentiovula, Hiatavolva, Primovula, Prionovolva, Prionovolvinae, Procalpurnus, Prosimnia, Simniinae, Volva, Volvini
Subtaxa: Ovula Phenacovolva Pseudosimnia Simnia Simnialena
Type: Ovula
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (3 collections), Morocco (1), United States (2: California, Florida), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene of Belgium (3), Costa Rica (1), Fiji (1), Italy (5), Spain (3), Trinidad and Tobago (1), the United Kingdom (2)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), the Dominican Republic (3), France (1), Germany (1), Poland (1), United States (4: Florida)
• Oligocene of France (2), United States (3: Mississippi)
• Eocene of Australia (1), France (4), Italy (1), United States (14: Louisiana, Texas)
Total: 59 collections including 69 occurrences