WoRMS name details
Delonovolva C. N. Cate, 1973
224880 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224880)
unaccepted
Genus
Ovulum formosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1848 accepted as Primovula formosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848) (type by original designation)
- Species Delonovolva aequalis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) accepted as Neosimnia avena (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) accepted as Simnia avena (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
- Species Delonovolva dolabra C. N. Cate, 1974 accepted as Dissona tosaensis (M. Azuma & C. N. Cate, 1971) (possible synonym)
- Species Delonovolva formosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) accepted as Cuspivolva formosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848) accepted as Primovula formosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848)
- Species Delonovolva labroguttata (F. A. Schilder, 1969) accepted as Phenacovolva aurantia (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Delonovolva macleani C. N. Cate, 1976 accepted as Simnia macleani (C. N. Cate, 1976) (original combination)
- Species Delonovolva senegalensis (F. A. Schilder, 1931) accepted as Neosimnia senegalensis F. A. Schilder, 1931 accepted as Simnia senegalensis (F. A. Schilder, 1931)
- Species Delonovolva serrula C. N. Cate, 1973 accepted as Cuspivolva habui (C. N. Cate, 1973)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Cate, C. N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. <em>Veliger.</em> 15 (supplement): 1-117., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42495434
page(s): 58 [details]
page(s): 58 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Delonovolva C. N. Cate, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224880 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Cate, C. N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. <em>Veliger.</em> 15 (supplement): 1-117., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42495434
page(s): 58 [details]
page(s): 58 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Lorenz, F.; Fehse, D. (2009). <i>The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 651 pp., 203 pls., 375 + numerous unnumb. text figs.
page(s): 78 [details]
page(s): 78 [details]
Other
additional source
Dolin L. & Dockery III D.T. (2018). The Cypraeidae and Ovulidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda) from the Cook Mountain Formation (Bartonian, Middle Eocene) of the Gulf coastal plain, southern United States: A province of unsuspected generic origins. <em>Southeastern Geology.</em> 53(1): 41-61., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325952403_The_Cypraeidae_and_Ovulidae_Mollusca_Caenogastropoda_from_the_cook_mountain_formation_Bartonian_Middle_Eocene_of_the_gulf_coastal_plain_Southern_United_States_A_province_of_unsuspected_generic_origins
page(s): 53; note: synonymized with Primovula (Primovula) [details]
page(s): 53; note: synonymized with Primovula (Primovula) [details]
