Lunovula Explained

Lunovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pediculariinae of the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies.

Species

Species within the genus Lunovula include:

• Lunovula boucheti Lorenz, 2007
• Lunovula cancellata Lorenz, 2007
• Lunovula finleyi Rosenberg, 1990
• Lunovula serrata Lorenz & Bouchet, 2018
• Lunovula superstes (Dolin, 1991)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Lunovula venusta Tsuchida & Kurozumi, 1999: synonym of Lunovula superstes (Dolin, 1991)

References

• Rosenberg, G. (1990). Lunovula, a new genus of the Ovulidae (Prosobranchia: Gastropoda). Venus. 49: 189-197
• Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.