Hiatavolva coarctata

Hiatavolva coarctata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Hiatavolva coarctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Aclyvolvinae
Genus:
Hiatavolva
Species:
H. coarctata
Binomial name
Hiatavolva coarctata
(Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aclyvolva vulgaris Ma Xiu-tong, 1986
  • Hiata coarctata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
  • Ovulum coarctatum A. Adams & Reeve, 1848
  • Primovula horimasarui Cate & Azuma, 1971

Description

Distribution
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References
  1. Hiatavolva coarctata (G.B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848). WoRMS (2009). Hiatavolva coarctata (G.B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431242 on 5 June 2010 .


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