Primovula roseomaculata

Primovula roseomaculata
	A live individual of Primovula roseomaculata in situ, head end towards the upper right
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ovulidae
Genus:	Primovula
Species:	P. roseomaculata
Binomial name
	Primovula roseomaculata; (Schepman, 1909)
Synonyms[1]
	Amphiperas rosemaculata Schepman, 1909; Primovula kurodai Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973; Primovula roseomaculata florida (Kuroda, 1958); Primovula roseomaculata roseomaculata (Schepman, 1909); Primovula sinomaris Cate, 1973; Pseudosimnia florida Kuroda, 1958;

Primovula roseomaculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.

As is the case in most ovulids, in life, the mantle completely covers the shell almost all of the time.

References

WoRMS (2009). Primovula roseomaculata (Schepman, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430712 on 2010-05-24

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