WoRMS name details
Ovulum umbilicatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1849
432161 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:432161)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Ovulum G. B. Sowerby I, 1828 accepted as Ovula Bruguière, 1789
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1849). Descriptions of some new species of <i>Ovulum</i> in the collection of H. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 16 ("1848"): 135-136., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862003
page(s): 135 [details]
page(s): 135 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ovulum umbilicatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432161 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1849). Descriptions of some new species of <i>Ovulum</i> in the collection of H. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 16 ("1848"): 135-136., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862003
page(s): 135 [details]
page(s): 135 [details]
Other
additional source
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Ovulum</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2(9): 467-484, pl. 99-101. London, privately published. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43936835
page(s): 469, pl. 101 figs 88-89 [details]
additional source 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): 23; note: treated as synonym of Globovula margarita [details]
page(s): 469, pl. 101 figs 88-89 [details]
additional source 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): 23; note: treated as synonym of Globovula margarita [details]




