Deep-Sea taxon details
Ovulidae J. Fleming, 1822
1747 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1747)
accepted
Family
- Subfamily Cypraediinae F. A. Schilder, 1927
- Tribe Lunovulini Fehse, 2020 accepted as Pediculariinae J. E. Gray, 1853
- Subfamily Ovulinae J. Fleming, 1828
- Subfamily Pediculariinae J. E. Gray, 1853
- Tribe Pediculariini J. E. Gray, 1853
- Genus Lunovula Rosenberg, 1990
- Genus Pedicularia Swainson, 1840
- Tribe Pseudocypraeini W. R. Steadman & Cotton, 1943
- Genus Mioseguenzia F. Nordsieck, 1973 accepted as Pedicularia Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > unavailable name, no diagnosis)
- Genus Thyreus R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Pedicularia Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Tribe Pediculariini J. E. Gray, 1853
marine
Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063
page(s): 490; note: original spelling Ovuladae [details]
page(s): 490; note: original spelling Ovuladae [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ovulidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1747 on 2026-09-14
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ovulidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1747 on 2026-09-14
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063
page(s): 490; note: original spelling Ovuladae [details]
basis of record 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. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Cate, C. N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 15 (supplement): 1-117., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42495434 [details]
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]
additional source Nocella, E.; Zvonareva, S. S.; Fassio, G.; Pica, D.; Buge, B.; Villa, R.; Puillandre, N.; Modica, M. V.; Oliverio, M. (2024). Spicy food for the egg-cowries: the evolution of corallivory in the Ovulidae (Gastropoda: Cypraeoidea). <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 10., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1323156
page(s): subfamilies redifined [details]
page(s): 490; note: original spelling Ovuladae [details]
basis of record 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. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Cate, C. N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 15 (supplement): 1-117., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42495434 [details]
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]
additional source Nocella, E.; Zvonareva, S. S.; Fassio, G.; Pica, D.; Buge, B.; Villa, R.; Puillandre, N.; Modica, M. V.; Oliverio, M. (2024). Spicy food for the egg-cowries: the evolution of corallivory in the Ovulidae (Gastropoda: Cypraeoidea). <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 10., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1323156
page(s): subfamilies redifined [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Classification The classification of this family herein follows essentially Lorenz & Fehse (2009) except for the definition of genera Simnia Risso, 1826, Neosimnia Fischer, 1884 and Xandarovula Cate, 1973 which follow considerations expressed by Dolin & Ledon (2002: 341). [details]
