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Olivella (Olivella)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Olivella (Olivella) Swainson
1928Olivella (Olivella) Woodring p. 229
1953Olivella (Olivella) Olsson and Harbison p. 185
1956Olivella (Olivella) Olsson p. 170
1970Olivella (Olivella) Addicott p. 121
2001Olivella (Olivella) Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyOlivoidea(Troschel 1869)
familyOlividaeLatreille 1825
genusOlivellaSwainson 1831
subgenusOlivellaSwainson 1831

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 09:05:39
Modified: 2009-03-16 11:05:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene - Middle Miocene33.9 - 11.608Haiti Olivella muticoides (173459)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Puerto Rico Olivella muticoides (80288)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Olivella eutacta (41760 42290 42328) Olivella sp. (68971)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Olivella ischnon (206393 206404)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Puerto Rico Olivella muticoides (80248 80287)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Olivella indivisa (58817) Olivella muticoides (58816)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Olivella sp. (136104)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Olivella indivisa (58875) Olivella muticoides (58824 58867 58871)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Olivella telembiensis (60662)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Olivella sp. (135944)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Olivella sp. (135816 135821)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Olivella sp. (60414 60415 60416 60417)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Olivella gracilis (96539 97240 97241)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Olivella muticoides (134655)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Olivella spissilabiata, Olivella gracilis, Olivella venezuelensis (41545) Olivella venezuelensis (41541 41543 41552 41554)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Olivella muticoides (134657)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Olivella acra (69089) Olivella indivisa (69094) Olivella indivisa, Olivella acra, Olivella clarki (58522) Olivella sp. A, Olivella sp. B, Olivella sp. C, Olivella acra, Olivella indivisa (69090)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Olivella gracilis, Olivella venezuelensis (131210) Olivella venezuelensis (131217 131237 131363)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Olivella sp. (79796 79798 79800 79991)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Olivella gracilis (51880)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Olivella sp. (61339 61340 61344)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Venezuela (Sucre) Olivella spissiliabiata (41556)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Olivella perfloralia, Olivella dodona (79331)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador Olivella gracilis (62040)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Costa Rica Olivella alba (135044)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Olivella gracilis (96870 147802)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Olivella gracilis (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Olivella dama (34933 44963 96557)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Olivella dama (89597)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Olivella sp. (69087)