WoRMS taxon details
Primovula formosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848)
1379348 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1379348)
accepted
Species
Cuspivolva formosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848) · unaccepted
Delonovolva formosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) · unaccepted
Ovulum formosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ovulum formosum A. Adams & Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ovulum formosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1848) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 22, pl. 6 figs 6a-b; note: (see p. 17 for authorship by G.B. Sowerby II of Ovulum species) [details]
page(s): 22, pl. 6 figs 6a-b; note: (see p. 17 for authorship by G.B. Sowerby II of Ovulum species) [details]
Type locality contained in Borneo
type locality contained in Borneo [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Primovula formosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1379348 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ovulum formosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1848) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 22, pl. 6 figs 6a-b; note: (see p. 17 for authorship by G.B. Sowerby II of Ovulum species) [details]
original description (of Ovulum formosum A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 22, pl. 6, figs 6a, 6b. [details]
basis of record Fehse D. (2019). Contributions to the knowledge of the Ovulidae, XXVIII. On the identity of <i>Ovulum formosum</i> G. B. Sowerby II, 1848 and description of a new <i>Cuspivolva</i>. <em>Conchylia.</em> 50(1-4): 47-53.
page(s): 50, pl. 1 fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 22, pl. 6 figs 6a-b; note: (see p. 17 for authorship by G.B. Sowerby II of Ovulum species) [details]
original description (of Ovulum formosum A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 22, pl. 6, figs 6a, 6b. [details]
basis of record Fehse D. (2019). Contributions to the knowledge of the Ovulidae, XXVIII. On the identity of <i>Ovulum formosum</i> G. B. Sowerby II, 1848 and description of a new <i>Cuspivolva</i>. <em>Conchylia.</em> 50(1-4): 47-53.
page(s): 50, pl. 1 fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホソアヤメケボリ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Delonovolva formosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Delonovolva formosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Ovulum formosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1848)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cuspivolva formosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Primovula formosa)
To Malacopics (Primovula formosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848) Philippines, ARMM, Sulu, Siasi Island, o...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Delonovolva formosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Delonovolva formosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Delonovolva formosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Ovulum formosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1848)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cuspivolva formosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Primovula formosa)
To Malacopics (Primovula formosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848) Philippines, ARMM, Sulu, Siasi Island, o...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Delonovolva formosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848))
