Species Testudovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
- Ovulum breve Sowerby, G.B. 1828. On the Recent species of the genus Ovulum. Zoological Journal of London 4: 145-162 [152].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1969.131, Keppel Bay, Queensland, Australia [23°29'S, 151°14'E]. - Amphiperas (Ovula) pudica Adams, A. 1854. Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1853(21): 69-74 [131].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1961147, New Caledonia, restricted to reef off Noumea, New Caledonia. - Ovulum fruticum Reeve, L.A. 1865. Monograph of the genus Ovulum. pls 1, 3-14 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 15. [pl. 4, figs. 16a-b].
- Prionovolva nivea Cate, C.N. 1974. Five new species of Ovulidae from the Westen Pacific. Veliger 16: 381-384.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D. 2009. The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. ConchBooks pp. 1-651. [39] (see for complete synonymy)
- Rosenberg 2010. Description of a new species of Prionovolva (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ovulidae) from East Africa, with reassessment of the composition of the genus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 159: 39-66
Generic Combinations
- Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828). —
Iredale, T. 1935. Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist 8(2): 96-135, pl. 8-9 [385] - Ovula brevis (Sowerby, 1828). —
Kiener, L.C. 1843. Spécies général et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes, comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire Naturelle de Paris, la collection de Lamarck, celle du Prince Massena (appartenant maintenant a M. le Baron B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs. Paris : Ballière 130pp., 47 pls. [12] - Phenacovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828). —
Allan, J. 1956. Cowry Shells of World Seas. Melbourne : Georgian House 170 pp. [125]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-west Pacific Lorenz & Fehse (2009) name "eastern and southern Australia" for the distribution of the synonym, Prionovolva nivea but the exact localities are not given.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine.
General References
Beechey, D. 2004. Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Ovulidae/Pages/Prionovolva_brevis.htm (date accessed 2/8/2012)
Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [10-11]
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [59]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [206, text fig.; pl. 24, figs 20 a,b]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 | 05-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 24-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |