Prionovolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Species Species within the genus Prionovolva include: Prionovolva brevis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828) Prionovolva choshiensis (Cate, 1973) Prionovolva melonis Rosenberg, 2010Rosenberg G. (2010). "Description of a new species of Prionovolva (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ovulidae) from East Africa, with reassessment of the composition of the genus". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 159: 39-66.
Synonymized species Prionovolva aenigma Azuma & Cate, 1971: synonym of Habuprionovolva aenigma (Azuma & Cate, 1971) Prionovolva aureomarginata Shikama, 1973: synonym of Pseudosimnia pyrulina (A. Adams, 1854) Prionovolva brevis sensu Allan, 1956 : synonym of Testudovolva nipponensis (Pilsbry, 1913) Prionovolva castanea Cate, 1978: synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby I, 1828) Prionovolva cavanaghi Schilder, 1941: synonym of Globovula cavanaghi (Iredale, 1931) Prionovolva ericae Cossignani & Calo, 2002: synonym of Testudovolva ericae (Cossignani & Calo, 2002) Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994: synonym of Testudovolva freemani (Liltved & Millard, 1994) Prionovolva fruticum (Reeve, 1865) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby I, 1828) Prionovolva nebula Azuma & Cate, 1971 : synonym of Testudovolva nebula (Azuma & Cate, 1971) Prionovolva nivea Cate, 1974: synonym of Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) Prionovolva nubeculata (Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby I, 1828) Prionovolva pudica: synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby I, 1828) Prionovolva pulchella (H. Adams, 1873): synonym of Testudovolva pulchella H. Adams, 1874 Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973: synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby I, 1828)
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