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