Alternative spelling: Olivellidoidea
Parent taxon: Neogastropoda according to P. Bouchet et al. 2017
See also Bouchet et al. 2005 and Harzhauser 2004
Sister taxa: Abretiella, Acamptochetus, Acominia, Acuminia, Ademtula, Adinus, Admetopsis, Afrovolutilithes, Akburunella, Alcira, Aldrichia, Altivasum, Amorena, Amplosipho, Amyssodropa, Anacithara, Anbullina, Anomalisipho, Antepepta, Antiguraleus, Antimitra, Antizafra, Appisania, Arctomelon, Argyrobessa, Ascensovoluta, Atoma, Aurina, Axymene, Bartonia, Bastropia, Beisselia, Belatomina, Bendeia, Boettgeriola, Brocchinia, Buccinaceae, Buccinoidea, Buchozia, Bulbihastula, Bulovia, Cabania, Calcitrapessa, Calverturris, Camarnia, Campylacrum, Cancellariacea, Cancellariella, Cancellarioidea, Caribiella, Carinotropsis, Catenotoma, Centrifuga, Chesathais, Chiralithes, Cigelirina, Cilara, Cinguliturris, Cirillia, Clavidrupa, Clavstoma, Clifdenia, Clinurella, Closteriscus, Closteroides, Cochliconus, Columbellisipho, Columbelloidea, Cominista, Conacea, Conoidea, Coptosipho, Coptostomella, Crenisutura, Cretaceomurex, Cryptoborsonia, Cryptocordieria, Culmia, Cylinder, Cylindromitra, Cymakra, Dentiterebra, Dertonia, Desorinassa, Dibaphimitra, Dibaphus, Diconomorpha, Diplomitra, Domerginella, Echinoturris, Ecphorosycon, Edithais, Endiatoma, Entacanthus, Eodrilla, Eosipho, Eothesbia, Eovolutilithes, Epideira, Euphyllon, Eurydike, Euryentome, Euscobinella, Exiloidea, Exomiliopsis, Fenestrosyrinx, Fenolignum, Ficulomorpha, Ficulopsis, Filodrilla, Fuscibuccinum, Fusitoma, Gemaspira, Gemmaterebra, Gemmoliva, Gemmuloborsonia, Genkaimurex, Gilbertturricula, Globodrillia, Gonioptyxis, Haloginella, Haplovoluta, Harfordia, Harmatia, Hautura, Heligmotenia, Hiromurex, Hispidofusus, Hiwia, Holzapfelia, Houzeauia, Illyanassa, Indovoluta, Ishnula, Itia, Johannaia, Johnwyattiidae, Jumala, Junghuhnia, Kaweka, Kestocenbra, Laccinum, Laeviterebrum, Lathyrulus, Latifusus, Lepsithais, Leptegauana, Leptomurex, Leufroyia, Lienardia, Liniaxis, Liracraea, Liratilia, Liratomina, Lisbonia, Lissapiopsis, Lissomuricopsis, Lyrianella, Lyromangelia, Lyropurpura, Macrosinus, Macrozafra, Macrurella, Madiella, Mamiconus, Mangiliella, Maturifusidae, Maudrillia, Mauria, Megalatractus, Melatoma, Mericella, Mesochilotoma, Mexfusus, Micraclathurella, Microfulgur, Miocenebra, Misteia, Mitratoma, Mitrelloturris, Mitrodrillia, Mitroidea, Monopophorus, Muricoidea, Neopleurofusia, Nicolia, Notogenota, Ocinebrellus, Odontopurpura, Okinawavoluta, Ornatoptygmatis, Palaeocancellaria, Panormella, Paraclathurella, Paracomminia, Paradrilla, Paramarshallena, Paraneistrolepis, Parangarenga, Parinotus, Patuxentrophon, Paxula, Peritrophon, Perulithes, Petrafixia, Pholidotoma, Pholidotomoidea, Phoracanthus, Pinquigemmula, Pirgos, Plentaria, Pleuropyramis, Plochelaea, Pornosis, Poropteron, Pseudobuccinum, Pseudocancilla, Pseudocominella, Pseudolivoidea, Pseudometula, Pseudomorea, Pseudoperissitys, Pseudopisania, Pseudorapa, Pseudovaricia, Psilocochlis, Ptychoris, Pulchritima, Puruiana, Pusiolina, Pyramitoma, Pyrifusoidea, Reticuloturris, Ripleyella, Rissomangelia, Riuguhdrillia, Roperia, Rostellaca, Saccaroturris, Sagenella, Sarganidae, Sarganoidea, Scabrella, Schizofusus, Semahana, Semipirum, Semityphis, Siphonorbis, Smithiellia, Sohlia, Solatia, Spinaspira, Spiradaphne, Stenoglossa, Stephanosalpinx, Stilla, Streptocarina, Strigillibuccinum, Strominella, Struthiolariopsis, Surculina, Swainsonia, Sycopsis, Syngenochelus, Tahudrilla, Tahusyrinx, Taiomidae, Tanimasanoria, Tantunia, Taurasia, Teleochilus, Terebrellina, Terebritoma, Tetraplica, Thaisidae, Thanetinassa, Tomellana, Tortisipho, Tortoliva, Tractoliria, Transmariaturris, Tripia, Tritonomangilia, Trubosta, Tryonella, Turbinelloidea, Turriclavis, Turricolumbus, Uttleya, Vanpalmer, Verruturris, Vetridrillia, Viridibuccinum, Volutoidea, Volutolithes, Waipaoa, Whitecliffia, Whitneya, Xestosurcula, Zekilla, Zephos
Subtaxa: Ancillariidae Olivellidae Olividae
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Angola (2 collections), Australia (6), the Bahamas (3), Bermuda (7), Brazil (11), Cayman Islands (4), Chile (13), Costa Rica (5), Cuba (1), Djibouti (5), the Dominican Republic (1), Ecuador (6), Eritrea (3), Fiji (1), French Polynesia (1), Haiti (3), India (1), Indonesia (1), Jamaica (1), Japan (7), Kenya (1), Mexico (25), Mozambique (1), New Zealand (1), Pakistan (1), Panama (4), Peru (9), the Philippines (1), Saudi Arabia (2), the Seychelles (1), South Africa (2), Taiwan (10), Turks and Caicos Islands (1), United States (198: California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia), Uruguay (1), Vanuatu (3), Venezuela (4), Virgin Islands (1), Yemen (4)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1), Guam (1), Malaysia (6), Mexico (1), United States (12: California, Florida, Oregon)
• Pliocene of Australia (3), Chile (4), Colombia (12), Costa Rica (25), the Dominican Republic (3), Ecuador (12), Fiji (5), Haiti (2), India (1), Indonesia (13), Jamaica (6), Japan (12), Mexico (11), New Zealand (4), Pakistan (2), Panama (25), Papua New Guinea (1), Peru (3), the Philippines (2), Portugal (1), South Africa (2), Spain (2), Trinidad and Tobago (9), Tunisia (1), United States (66: California, Florida, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia), Venezuela (19)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Aruba (1), Chile (2), the Dominican Republic (2), Japan (3), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Algeria (2), Argentina (2), Australia (8), Austria (2), Belgium (4), Brazil (4), Chile (23), Colombia (41), the Dominican Republic (16), Ecuador (2), Fiji (7), France (6), Germany (29), Greece (2), Grenada (15), Guam (1), Haiti (2), India (13), Indonesia (33), Iran (1), Italy (14), Japan (14), Malta (1), the Marshall Islands (3), Mexico (9), Morocco (2), Myanmar (1), New Zealand (21), Pakistan (8), Panama (148), Papua New Guinea (1), Peru (4), Poland (1), Puerto Rico (4), Romania (4), the Russian Federation (1), Slovakia (3), South Africa (1), Sri Lanka (2), Trinidad and Tobago (15), Turkey (5), United States (93: California, Delaware, Florida, North Carolina, Oregon), Vanuatu (1), Venezuela (6)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Haiti (1), United States (4: California, Florida)
• Oligocene of Colombia (1), Costa Rica (1), Denmark (3), Ecuador (1), France (3), Greece (2), Hungary (1), Iran (1), Japan (1), Mexico (9), Myanmar (4), New Zealand (15), Pakistan (2), Panama (7), Peru (2), Somalia (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), Turkey (1), United States (58: California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington)
• Eocene of Australia (2), Belgium (3), Bulgaria (3), Colombia (5), Egypt (1), France (83), Hungary (1), Indonesia (4), Italy (3), Jamaica (1), Japan (1), Mexico (5), New Zealand (10), Nigeria (1), Pakistan (4), Panama (4), Peru (7), the Russian Federation (5), Spain (32), the United Kingdom (17), United States (239: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Washington)
• Paleocene of Austria (1), Belgium (1), Denmark (7), Egypt (1), France (4), Germany (1), Greenland (3), Nigeria (1), Poland (4), United States (62: Alabama, California, Texas)
• Cretaceous of United States (17: Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 1855 collections including 2850 occurrences