Species Naviculavolva deflexa (Sowerby, 1848)
Deflexed Ovulid
- Ovulum deflexum Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1849. Descriptions of some new species of Ovulum in the collection of H. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 16: 135-136 [135].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, "Ticao, Philippines".
Generic Combinations
- Niviculavolva deflexa (Sowerby, 1848). —
Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D. 2009. The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. ConchBooks pp. 1-651. [109] - Cymbovula deflexa (Sowerby, 1848). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [200] - Neosimnia deflexa (Sowerby, 1848). —
Allan, J. 1956. Cowry Shells of World Seas. Melbourne : Georgian House 170 pp. [127]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Philippines, Indonesia, PNG and Australia (Lorenz & Fehse, 2009)
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral, coral reef, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Lives on Rumphella species
General References
Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [80]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [200, text fig.]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [87, pl. 259] (Deflexed Ovulid)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 24-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |