Volva (gastropod)
# Volva (gastropod)

Volva is a genus of sea snails, specifically cowry allies or ovulids, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae.

## Species

Species within the genus Volva include:

* Volva cumulata Iredale, 1931
* Volva habei Oyama, 1961
* Volva kilburni Cate, 1975
* Volva striata (Lamarck, 1810)
* Volva volva (Linnaeus, 1758)

### Synonyms

* Volva acicularis (Lamarck, 1811): synonym of Cymbovula acicularis (Lamarck, 1811)
* Volva adamsi Dunker, 1877: synonym of Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1854)
* Volva birostris (Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of Phenacovolva birostris (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Volva brevirostris (Schumacher, 1817): synonym of Phenacovolva brevirostris (Schumacher, 1817)
* Volva brunneiterma Cate, 1969: synonym of Pellasimnia brunneiterma (Cate, 1969)
* Volva carpenteri Dunker, 1877: synonym of Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1854)
* Volva haynesi (Sowerby, 1889): synonym of Pellasimnia angasi (Reeve, 1865)
* Volva lemurica Schilder, 1941: synonym of Volva volva (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Volva longirostrata (Sowerby, 1828): synonym for Phenacovolva recurva (Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
* Volva rosea A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1854)
* Volva sowerbyana Allan, 1956: synonym of Phenacovolva rosea (A. Adams, 1854)
