WoRMS name details
Prionovolva nivea C. N. Cate, 1974
430584 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:430584)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cate, C.N. (1974). Five new species of Ovulidae from the Western Pacific. <em>The Veliger.</em> 16 (40): 381-384., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431335 [details]
Type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Prionovolva nivea C. N. Cate, 1974. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430584 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Cate, C.N. (1974). Five new species of Ovulidae from the Western Pacific. <em>The Veliger.</em> 16 (40): 381-384., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431335 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Rosenberg, G. 2010. Description of a new species of <i>Prionovolva</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ovulidae) from East Africa, with reassessment of the composition of the genus. <i>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia</i> 159: 39-66.
page(s): 46 [details]
page(s): 46 [details]
Other
additional source
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. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
