Ovula Bruguière 1789 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae

Synonyms: Amphiperas Herrmannsen 1846, Ovula (Amphiperas) Herrmannsen 1846

Parent taxon: Ovulinae according to L. Dolin and J. M. Pacaud 2009

See also Cate 1973, Dolin 2015, Ladd 1982, Landau and Fehse 2004, Rosenberg et al. 2006, Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1993

Sister taxa: Phenacovolva, Pseudosimnia, Simnia, Simnialena

Subtaxa: Ovula ishibashii Ovula ovum

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at USGS 25715, Kere River, Santo Island (Quaternary of Vanuatu)

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