Biology:Ovatella

Short description: Genus of gastropods

Ovatella
Ovatella vulcani
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Ellobiida
Superfamily:	Ellobioidea
Family:	Ellobiidae
Genus:	Ovatella Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
Synonyms
Marinula (Monica) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 Monica H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855

Ovatella is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Ellobiidae.

The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern Africa and Northern America.

Species

• Ovatella aequalis (R.T.Lowe, 1832)
• Ovatella boettgeri (O.Meyer, 1880)
• Ovatella firminii (Payraudeau, 1827)
• Ovatella gracilis (R.T.Lowe, 1832)
• Ovatella kutschigiana (Küster, 1845)
• Ovatella microstoma (Küster, 1845)
• Ovatella pisolina (Deshayes, 1830)
• Ovatella vulcani (Morelet, 1860)

Synonyms

• Ovatella micheli (Mittre, 1841): synonym of Auriculinella bidentata (Montagu, 1808): synonym of Leucophytia bidentata (Montagu, 1808)
• Ovatella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801): synonym of Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)
• Ovatella polita Bivona Ant., 1832: synonym of Megastomia conoidea (Brocchi, 1814) (dubious synonym)
• Ovatella punctata Bivona-Bernardi, 1832: synonym of Ovatella firminii (Payraudeau, 1827)

External links

• Bivona Bernardi Ant. (1832). Caratteri d'un nuovo genere di conchiglie della famiglia delle Plicacee del signor De Lamarck. Effemeride scientifiche e letterarie per la Sicilia 1(1): 58-59
• Martins, A. M. de F. (1999). On the generic separation of Ovatella Bivona, 1832 and Myosotella Monterosato (Pulmonata, Ellobiidae). Iberus. 17(2): 59-75
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

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