Olivella spissa Waring 1917 (olive snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Full reference: C. A. Waring. 1917. Stratigraphic and faunal relations of the Martinez to the Chico and Tejon of Southern California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 7(4):41-124

Belongs to Olivella according to C. A. Waring 1917

Sister taxa: Olivella (Callianax), Olivella (Dactylidella), Olivella (Dactylidia), Olivella (Lamprodoma), Olivella (Macgintiella), Olivella (Mansfieldella), Olivella (Minioliva), Olivella (Niteoliva), Olivella (Olivella), Olivella (Olivina), Olivella (Orbignytesta), Olivella (Pachyoliva), Olivella (Toroliva), Olivella (Zanoetella), Olivella boussaci, Olivella clanzigi, Olivella claytonensis, Olivella elegantula, Olivella gardnerae, Olivella intorta, Olivella javana, Olivella lactea, Olivella mathewsonii, Olivella minbuensis, Olivella minuta, Olivella mutica, Olivella quadriplicata, Olivella santana, Olivella tomlini

Type specimen: Its type locality is Southwest of Santa Susana, which is in a Danian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Las Virgenes Formation of California

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Southwest of Santa Susana

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