Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae
Alternative spelling: Prionovolva (Grovesia)
Synonym: Taviania Dolin and Pacaud 2009
Full reference: L. Dolin and D. Ledon. 2002. Nouveaux taxons et discussion de la systématique des genres correspondants d’Ovulidae (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) de l’Éocène inférieur de Gan (France). Geodiversitas 24(2):329-347
Parent taxon: Eocypraeinae according to L. T. Groves and R. L. Squires 2023
See also Dolin and Ledon 2002 and Fehse 2013
Sister taxa: Apiocypraea, Eocypraea, Eocypraeini, Transovula
Subtaxa: Grovesia castacensis Grovesia ganensis Grovesia mathewsonii Grovesia nogarolensis Grovesia phaseolina
Type: Prionovolva (Grovesia) ganensis
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (3 collections), Italy (1), United States (6: California, Washington)
Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences
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