Primovula roseomaculata

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

Primovula roseomaculata
A live individual of Primovula roseomaculata in situ, head end towards the upper right
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

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