Prionovolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae. Species Species within the genus Prionovolva include: Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828) Prionovolva choshiensis (Cate, 1973) Prionovolva freemani Liltved & Millard, 1994 Prionovolva melonis Rosenberg, 2010 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, 1828) Prionovolva cavanaghi Schilder, 1941: synonym of Globovula cavanaghi (Iredale, 1931) Prionovolva ericae Cossignani & Calo, 2002: synonym of Testudovolva ericae (Cossignani & Calo, 2002) Prionovolva fruticum (Reeve, 1865) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 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 in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) : synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828) Prionovolva pudica: synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828) Prionovolva pulchella (H. Adams, 1873): synonym of Testudovolva pulchella H. Adams, 1874 Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973: synonym of Prionovolva brevis (Sowerby, 1828) References Ovulidae