Crenavolva striatula

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

Crenavolva striatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Ovulidae
Subfamily:
Prionovolvinae
Genus:
Crenavolva
Species:
C. striatula
Binomial name
Crenavolva striatula
(Sowerby, 1828)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dentiovula takeoi Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973
  • Ovula nigerina Dufo, 1840
  • Ovula tuberculosa Gray & Sowerby, 1839
  • Ovulum striatulum Sowerby, 1828

References
  1. Crenavolva striatula (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). WoRMS (2009). Crenavolva striatula (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216903 on 5 June 2010 .
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