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Ovulidae

Gastropoda - Ovulidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Ovulidae Fleming
1853Amphiperasidae Gray
1853Amphiperatidae Gray
1960Amphiperatinae MacNeil p. 53
1988Ovulidae Ponder and Warén p. 301
1998Ovulidae Beesley p. 784
2001Ovulidae Todd
2005Ovulidae Bouchet et al. p. 250
2017Ovulidae Bouchet et al. p. 347
2018Ovulidae Dolin and Aguerre p. 88

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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
familyOvulidaeFleming 1822

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.

Fm. Ovulidae Fleming 1822
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G. Calpurnus Monfort 1810
G. Crenavolva Cate 1973
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G. †Cymbovula Cate 1973
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Cymbovula acicularis Lamarck 1811
G. Cyphoma Röding 1798
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Subg. Cyphoma (Pseudocyphoma) Cate 1973
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†Pseudocyphoma immunita Guppy 1874
†Cyphoma carolae Petuch 1986
†Cyphoma finkli Petuch 1986
†Cyphoma gibbosum Linnaeus 1758
†Cyphoma miamiensis Petuch 1986
†Cyphoma viaavensis Petuch 1986
G. Dentiovula Habe 1961
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G. Hiatavolva Cate 1973
Subfm. Ovulinae Flemming 1822
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G. Ovula Bruguière 1789
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†Ovula ishibashii Kuroda 1928
Ovula ovum Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Amphiperas Herrmannsen 1846 [synonym]
G. Phenacovolva Iredale 1930
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†Phenacovolva gracilisiana Dolin and Lozouet 2004
Phenacovolva nectarea Iredale 1930
†Phenacovolva propheta Dolin and Lozouet 2004
G. Pseudosimnia Schilder 1925
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Subg. Pseudosimnia (Margovula) Iredale 1935
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Margovula pyriformis Sowerby 1828
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Invalid names: Margovula pyrulina Adams 1854 [synonym]
†Pseudosimnia capellinii De Stefani 1889
†Pseudosimnia passerinalis Lamarck 1810
G. Simnia Risso 1826
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Subg. †Simnia (Simnia) Risso 1826
Subg. Simnia (Spiculata) Cate 1973
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†Simnia limondinae Dolin and Lozouet 2004
†Simnia pacaudi Dolin and Ledon 2002
†Simnia rostralina Deshayes 1865
†Simnia subcarnea d'Orbigny 1852
†Simnia subtruncata Johnson 1899
†Simnia texana Johnson 1899
†Simnia wisewoodae Maury 1917
Invalid names: Calpurna Fleming 1828 [synonym], Neosimnia Fischer 1884 [synonym], Subsimnia Cate 1973 [synonym], Turbovula Cate 1973 [synonym]
G. Simnialena Cate 1973
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†Simnialena oryzagrana Dolin 1991
Simnialena uniplicata Sowerby 1848
G. Primovula Thiele 1925
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†Primovula rhodia Adams 1854
G. Prionovolva Iredale 1930
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Prionovolva brevis Sowerby 1825
Prionovolva bulla Adams-Reeve 1848
Subfm. Prionovolvinae Fehse 2007
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G. Diminovula Iredale 1930
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Invalid names: Diminovula pyriformis Sowerby 1828 [synonym]
Invalid names: Inflatovula Cate 1973 [synonym]
G. Procalpurnus Thiele 1939
G. Prosimnia Schilder 1927
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†Prosimnia blackae Beu and Marshall 2011
†Prosimnia naviculae Palmer 1937
G. Volva Röding 1798
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Subg. Volva (Pellasimnia) Iredale 1931
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†Pellasimnia maxwelli Beu and Marshall 2011
Subg. Volva (Volva) Röding 1798
Volva javana Martin 1899
Volva volva Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Aclyvolvinae Fehse 2007 [empty], Amphiperatidae Gray 1853 [synonym], Simniinae Schilder 1927 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Browsing carnivores according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:45:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Waipawan to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 53.0 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Simnia pacaudi (183745)
Waipawan55.8 - 53.0New Zealand Ovulidae indet. (51084)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Neosimnia sp. (205520)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) Simnia semen, Simnia subcarnea (178085)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Simnia rostralina (171526) Simnia semen (65072)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Simnia subtruncata (92347)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Neosimnia sp. (205271 205410 205430 205480 205523) Neosimnia sp., Neosimnia texana (205267) Neosimnia subtruncata (205222) Neosimnia texana (205264 205481) Neosimnia texana, Transovula naviculae (205422) Simnia texana (98868 98870) Transovula naviculae (91119)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Phenacovolva sp. (205816)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Simnia sp. (78617)
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand Pellasimnia maxwelli (176736)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Simnia cookei (66307 66313 179336)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Phenacovolva propheta, Phenacovolva gracilisiana (152695) Simnia limondinae (177708)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Cyphoma intermedia (93039)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Florida) Simnia puella (179122)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Prosimnia blackae (176737)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Simnia sp. (111599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Simnia cristata (89575) Simnia cristata, Simnia terminatincta (92460) Simnia puella, Simnia oryzagrana (92458)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Centre) Simnia semen (179581)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Simnia sp. (38823)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Ovula wisewoodae (58817) Simnia sp. (74912)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Simnia sp. (74914)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Ovula puana (88316)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Simnia immunita (75037 75039)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan (Okinawa) Volva sp. (42229)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Neosimnia uniplicata (60412)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Ovula javana (45344)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Pseudosimnia capellinii (178810)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium (Antwerp) Neosimnia leathesi (179597)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Ovula leathesii (84755)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Asti) Simnia pliomajor (86305)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Pseudosimnia passerinalis (80564)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Cyphoma carolae, Cyphoma viaavensis, Cyphoma finkli (146873)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji Phenacovolva nectarea, Primovula rhodia (78073)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Neosimnia javana (72096 72098 72099)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Simnia immunita (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Ovula leathesii (84764)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Pseudocyphoma carolae, Cyphoma viaavensis, Cyphoma finkli, Cyphoma miamiensis (79958)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Amphiperas javana (70084)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Neosimnia pliomajor, Pseudosimnia passerinalis (71086 74929) Pseudosimnia passerinalis (71157)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Neosimnia pliomajor, Pseudosimnia passerinalis, Simnialena oryzagrana (80562) Simnialena oryzagrana (80558)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Simnia leathesi (179048 179079)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Simnia sp. (79991)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Parma) Neosimnia pliomajor (178917)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Simnia terminatincta (92342)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Dentiovula masaoi (78046)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Parma) Pseudosimnia capellinii (178925)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Pseudosimnia capellinii (178955)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Cyphoma intermedium (67070)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda Cyphoma gibbosum (67950)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Bahamas Cyphoma gibbosum (80676)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Volva volva, Dentiovula tadashigei, Phenacovolva longirostrata, Crenavolva imitablis, Ovula ishibashii (78043)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Cymbovula acicularis, Cyphoma gibbosum (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Simnia acicularis (66758 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Simnia catalinensis (59063)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Cyphoma gibbosum (80677)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Amphiperas spelta (127592)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Papua New Guinea (Morobe) Cypraea bulla (97437 97438)