Molecular phylogeny suggests synonymy of Lorenz, 2009 with (Lamarck, 1810) (Gastropoda, Ovulidae).

The Ovulidae (Gastropoda, Cypraeoidea) is a family of small to medium Mollusca in the order Littorinimorpha, and is a very small genus containing only three extant species. In the present study, 132 specimens of Ovulidae were collected, belonging to seven genera and nine species, including 54 and three individuals. The cytochrome c oxidase I gene, 16S rRNA, and ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 sequences were obtained from all specimens and compared with sequences downloaded from GenBank to calculate genetic distances and construct phylogenetic trees. The sequences of and exhibited a high degree of similarity, and does not form a separate clade, supporting the proposal that should be synonymised with .