WoRMS name details
Ovulum variabile Reeve, 1865
432077 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:432077)
unaccepted
Species
Ovulum G. B. Sowerby I, 1828 accepted as Ovula Bruguière, 1789
marine
Reeve, L. A. (1865). Monograph of the genus <i>Ovulum</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pl. 1-14 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-8, Mar. 1865 [pl. 2 as “1862”]; 9-10, 13-14, Jun. 1865; 1, 11-12, May 1865]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972609
page(s): Sp. 60 [details]
page(s): Sp. 60 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ovulum variabile Reeve, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432077 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Reeve, L. A. (1865). Monograph of the genus <i>Ovulum</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pl. 1-14 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-8, Mar. 1865 [pl. 2 as “1862”]; 9-10, 13-14, Jun. 1865; 1, 11-12, May 1865]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972609
page(s): Sp. 60 [details]
page(s): Sp. 60 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Cate, C. N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. <em>Veliger.</em> 15 (supplement): 1-117., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42495434 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F.; Fehse, D. (2009). <i>The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 651 pp., 203 pls., 375 + numerous unnumb. text figs. [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F.; Fehse, D. (2009). <i>The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 651 pp., 203 pls., 375 + numerous unnumb. text figs. [details]
