The Ovulidae Family includes 279 species comprising 6 subfamilies (Prionovolvinae (24 genus), Ovulinae (7), Simniinae (6), Pediculariinae (3), Cypraediinae (1), Aclyvolvinae (1))
and 45 genus (Phenacovolva (23 species), Diminovula (20), Crenavolva (19), Cuspivolva (17), Pseudosimnia (14), Pedicularia (14), ...)
Phylum :MolluscaClass :⤷GastropodaSubclass :⤷CaenogastropodaOrder :⤷LittorinimorphaSuperfamily :⤷CypraeoideaFamily :⤷Ovulidae
Common name : egg cowry, false cowries or allied cowries
Aspect : shell often white, tapered or pear-shaped, stretched at the ends, often pinkish; like cowries, the last turn covers all the others; faintly marked labial teeth; no operculum
Feeding : carnivorous, feeding almost exclusively on their cnidarian or sponge hosts
Environment : tropical and subtropical coral reefs, rocky substrates, and gorgonian-rich environments worldwide, typically in shallow to moderate depths (0–100 m, most <30 m)
Calpurnus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758) ( Eocypraeinae)
Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758) ( Ovulinae)
Total collection for Ovulidae : 2 species (14 shells in total)
