original description
Bitner M. A. (2008). New data on the recent brachiopods from the Fiji and Wallis and Futuna islands, South-West Pacific. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 30(2): 419-461. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MNHN BRA-3116, geounit Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Ovalis from the Latin oval, referring to the outline of the shell. [details]