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Ovulidae

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Description

Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovulidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2666	https://www.gbif.org/species/2666
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	61540	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=61540

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ovulidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
superorder	Hypsogastropoda
infraorder	Littorinimorpha	Golikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamily	Cypraeoidea
family	Ovulidae	Fleming 1822

Scientific Name

Ovulidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Ovulidae	family	belongs to Cypraeoidea	stated with evidence	Ponder and Warén, 1988
Ovulidae	family	belongs to Cypraeoidea	implied	Beesley, 1998
Ovulidae	family	belongs to Cypraeoidea	stated with evidence	Todd, 2001

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

49 (56%)

First Recorded Appearance

61.6 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene

Motility

actively mobile

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

carnivore

Ecospace Comments

LIFE HISTORY: Browsing carnivores according to Todd (2001).

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Gastropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5

Common Name(s)

Ovuliden, Egg Cowries, Egg Shells, ウミウサギガイ

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovulidae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Ovulinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		64	61.6 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Prionovolvinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Volvini ✝ tribe	listed (PBDB)
Aclyvolva genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Allmoniella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Apiocypraea ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		26	56.0 Ma Paleocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Archivolva genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Calcarovula genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Calpurnus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Carpiscula genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Contrasimnia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Crenavolva genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cuspivolva genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cymbovula genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Cyphoma genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cypraedia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		46	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Cypraeogemmula ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	56.0 Ma Paleocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Cypraeopsis ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	28.1 Ma Oligocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Cypropterina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	47.8 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Dentiovula genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Diminovula genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Dissona genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eocypraea ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		49	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	13.7 Ma Miocene
Eotrivia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	47.8 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Eucypraedia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	47.8 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Ficatrivia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Globovula genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Grovesia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	56.0 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Habuprionovolva genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hiatavolva genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Jenneria genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Jenner's Cowry	27	28.1 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Kurodavolva genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Kuroshiovolva genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lozouetina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lunovula genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Luponovula genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Margovula genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Mioseguenzia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Naviculavolva genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Olianatrivia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Ovula genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	61.6 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Oxycypraea ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	47.8 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Pedicularia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Pedicypraedia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Pellasimnia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phenacovolva genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Primovula genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Prionovolva genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Procalpurnus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Projenneria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	41.3 Ma Eocene	13.7 Ma Miocene
Prosimnia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	41.3 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Pseudocypraea genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	41.3 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Pseudosimnia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Quasisimnia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rotaovula genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sandalia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Serratovolva genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Simnia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		45	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Simnialena genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	20.4 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Sphaerocypraea genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		25	59.2 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Sulcocypraea ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		37	56.0 Ma Paleocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Takasagovolva genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Taviania genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Testudovolva genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Transovula ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	59.2 Ma Paleocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Volva genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	36.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Willungia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Olianatriva riberai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Amphiperasidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Amphiperasidae
Amphiperatidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Amphiperatidae

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1822	Ovulidae Fleming
1853	Amphiperasidae Gray
1853	Amphiperatidae Gray
1960	Amphiperatinae MacNeil p. 53
1988	Ovulidae Ponder and Warén p. 301
1998	Ovulidae Beesley p. 784
2001	Ovulidae Todd
2005	Ovulidae Bouchet et al. p. 250
2005	Ovulidae Rosenberg

References

Beesley P. L. (1998) Mollusca: the southern synthesis, Fauna of Australia 5

MacNeil F. S. (1960) Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa: A comparison of the late Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene Gastropoda of Okinawa with related faunas of East Asia together with a resume of the geological setting of the fossiliferous deposits, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 339, 1-148

Ponder W. F., Warén A. (1988) Appendix: classification of the Caenogastropoda and Heterostropha - a list of the family-group names and higher taxa, Malacological Review Suppl. 4, 288-326

Todd J. A. (2001) Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P, et al (2005) A nomenclator and classification of gastropod family-group names, Malacologia 47 1-2, 1-368

Rosenberg G. (2005) Malacolog 4.0: A database of Western Atlantic marine Mollusca, [WWW database (version 4.1.0)] URL http://data.acnatsci.org/wasp

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47(1-2): 1-397. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Bouchet, Rocroi, Hausdorf, Kaim, Kano, Nützel, Parkhaev, Schrödl & Strong, E (2017) Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod and Monoplacophoran Families - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

WoRMS (2010) Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

MolluscaBase (2018) http://www.molluscabase.org - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526. - via World Register of Marine Species

Cate C.N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. The Veliger. 15 (supplement): 1-117. - via World Register of Marine Species

Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. - via World Register of Marine Species

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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