Olivancillaria matanzana Nielsen 2004 (olive snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Full reference: S. N. Nielsen. 2004. The genus Olivancillaria (Gastropoda: Olividae) in the Miocene of Chile: rediscovery of a senior synonym and description of a new species. The Nautilus 118(2):88-92

Belongs to Olivancillaria according to S. N. Nielsen 2004

Sister taxa: Olivancillaria aequatorialis, Olivancillaria brasiliana, Olivancillaria brasiliensis, Olivancillaria claneophila, Olivancillaria deshayesiana, Olivancillaria eocenica, Olivancillaria inca

Type specimen: SGO.PI.6008, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at SGOPI loc. 031282, 1 km north of Matanzas, Cardenal Caro Province (Miocene of Chile)

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