Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Opisthobranchia > Order Cephalaspidea > Superfamily Philinoidea > Family Retusidae > Genus Pyrunculus

Pyrunculus ovatus (Jeffreys, 1871)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pyrunculus*	Pilsbry, 1895	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Cylichna obesiuscula*	Brugnone, 1877	synonym
*Cylichna obscura*	Sykes, 1904	synonym
*Cylichna ovata*	Jeffreys, 1871	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: ovate barrel-bubble

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
additional source	Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	ITIS database

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Pyrunculus ovatus (Jeffreys, 1871). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141125