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Oliva brevispira

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Taxonomy
Oliva brevispira was named by Gabb (1873) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Oliva brevispira Gabb p. 215
1917Oliva brevispira Maury p. 68
1922Oliva brevispira Olsson p. 88
1929Oliva brevispira Anderson p. 127
1960Oliva brevispira Barrios p. 287
2010Oliva brevispira Landau and Marques da Silva

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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
subfamilyOlivinaeLatreille 1825
genusOlivaBruguière 1789
speciesbrevispiraGabb 1873

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.

Oliva brevispira Gabb 1873
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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 09:03:04
Modified: 2009-03-16 11:03:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Puerto Rico Oliva brevispira (80289)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Atlántico) Oliva brevispira (88312)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Oliva brevispira (88296 97683)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Oliva brevispira (134655)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Oliva brevispira (133225)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Oliva brevispira (134657)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Oliva brevispira (134653)