# Primovula

Primovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae, the false cowries.

## Species

Species within the genus Primovula include:
* Primovula astra Omi & Iino, 2005
* Primovula beckeri (Sowerby, 1900)
* Primovula fulguris (Azuma & Cate, 1971)
* Primovula panthera Omi, 2008
* Primovula roseomaculata (Schepman, 1909)
* Primovula rosewateri (Cate, 1973)
* Primovula santacarolinensis Cate, 1978
* Primovula tadashigei (Cate, 1973)
* Primovula tropica Schilder, 1931
* Primovula uvula Cate, 1978

### Species brought into synonymy

* Primovula adriatica Allan, 1956: synonym of Pseudosimnia adriatica (Sowerby, 1828)
* Primovula aureola Fehse, 2002: synonym of Crenavolva aureola (Fehse, 2002)
* Primovula azumai Cate, 1970: synonym of Dentiovula azumai (Cate, 1970)
* Primovula bellica Cate, 1973: synonym of Cuspivolva bellica (Cate, 1973)
* Primovula bellocqae Cardin, 1997: synonym of Pseudosimnia juanjosensii (Pérez & Gómez, 1987)
* Primovula carnea (Poiret, 1789): synonym of Pseudosimnia carnea (Poiret, 1789)
* Primovula cavanaghi Allan, 1956: synonym of Globovula cavanaghi (Iredale, 1931)
* Primovula celzardi Fehse, 2008: synonym of Cuspivolva celzardi (Fehse, 2008)
* Primovula coarctaca Schilder, 1941: synonym of Prosimnia semperi (Weinkauff, 1881)
* Primovula colobica Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of Dentiovula colobica (Azuma & Cate, 1971)
* Primovula concinna Schilder, 1932: synonym of Procalpurnus semistriatus (Pease, 1862)
* Primovula dautzenbergi Schilder, 1931: synonym of Diminovula dautzenbergi (Schilder, 1931)
* Primovula diaphana Liltved, 1987: synonym of Pseudosimnia diaphana (Liltved, 1987)
* Primovula dondani Cate, 1964: synonym of Serratovolva dondani (Cate, 1964)
* Primovula dubia Cate, 1973: synonym of Primovula fulguris (Azuma & Cate, 1971)
* Primovula formosa Schilder, 1941: synonym of Crenavolva traillii (A. Adams, 1855)
* Primovula fructicum (Reeve, 1865): synonym of Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973: synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
* Primovula fruticum (Reeve, 1865): synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828)
* Primovula fumikoae Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of Sandalia triticea (Lamarck, 1810)
* Primovula habui Cate, 1973: synonym of Cuspivolva habui (Cate, 1973)
* Primovula helenae Cate, 1973: synonym of Cuspivolva helenae (Cate, 1973)
* Primovula horai Cardin, 1994: synonym of Dentiovula horai (Cardin, 1994)
* Primovula horimasarui Cate & Azuma, 1971: synonym of Hiatavolva coarctata (Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* Primovula kurodai Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973: synonym of Primovula roseomaculata (Schepman, 1909)
* Primovula luna Omi, 2007: synonym of Pseudosimnia diaphana (Liltved, 1987)
* Primovula mariae Schilder, 1941: synonym of Dentiovula mariae (Schilder, 1941)
* Primovula mucronata Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of Cuspivolva mucronata (Azuma & Cate, 1971)
* Primovula myrakeenae Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of Dentiovula azumai (Cate, 1970)
* Primovula narinosa Cate, 1973: synonym of Cuspivolva narinosa (Cate, 1973)
* Primovula oryza Omi & Clover, 2005: synonym of Dentiovula oryza (Omi & Clover, 2005)
* Primovula platysia Cate, 1973: synonym of Cuspivolva platysia (Cate, 1973)
* Primovula pyriformis Allan, 1956: synonym of Diminovula alabaster (Reeve, 1865)
* Primovula rhodia Schilder, 1932: synonym of Simnia aperta (Sowerby, 1849)
* Primovula rhodia (A. Adams, 1854): synonym of Sandalia triticea (Lamarck, 1810)
* Primovula rutherfordiana Cate, 1973: synonym of Dentiovula rutherfordiana (Cate, 1973)
* Primovula singularis Cate, 1973: synonym of Cuspivolva singularis (Cate, 1973)
* Primovula sinomaris Cate, 1973: synonym of Primovula roseomaculata (Schepman, 1909)
* Primovula solemi Cate, 1973: synonym of Pseudosimnia vanhyningi (M. Smith, 1940)
* Primovula tigris Yamamoto, 1971: synonym of Cuspivolva tigris (Yamamoto, 1971)
* Primovula tosaensis Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of Dissona tosaensis (Azuma & Cate, 1971)
* Primovula tropica Schilder, 1941: synonym of Primovula tropica Schilder, 1931
* Primovula vanhyningi M. Smith, 1940: synonym of Pseudosimnia vanhyningi (M. Smith, 1940)
* Primovula virgo Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of Crenavolva virgo (Azuma & Cate, 1971)