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Ovulidae

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Orthogastropoda
Superordo: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Sorbeoconcha
Subordo: Hypsogastropoda
Infraordo: Littorinimorpha
Superfamilia: Cypraeoidea
Familia: Ovulidae
Subfamilia: Aclyvolvinae - †Cypraediinae - Jenneriinae - Ovulinae - Pediculariinae - Prionovolvinae - Pseudocypraeinae - Simniinae

Name

Ovulidae Fleming, 1822

Type genus: Ovula Bruguière, 1789

References

* Fleming, 1822: The philosophy of zoology, 2: 490
* Fehse, Dirk, 2007, Contributions to the knowledge of Ovulidae. XVI. The higher systematics. (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Spixiana 30 (1): 121-125. [1]
* Fehse, Dirk, 2007, Contributions to the knowledge of Ovulidae. XVII. A second Cyphoma Röding, 1798 from the eastern Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Spixiana 30 (1): 127-131.. [2]
* Fehse, Dirk, 2007, Contributions to the knowledge of Ovulidae. XVIII. A new Crenavolva Cate, 1973 from New Caledonia (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Spixiana 30 (1): 133-134. [3]

Vernacular names
English: Cowry Allies, False Cowries

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