Olivella minuta Link 1807 (olive snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Synonyms: Oliva verreauxii Ducros 1857, Olivella nitidula Dillwyn 1817, Voluta nitidula Dillwyn 1817

Belongs to Olivella according to D. Massemin et al. 2009

See also DuBar 1971 and Hendy et al. 2008

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 mutica, Olivella quadriplicata, Olivella santana, Olivella spissa, Olivella tomlini

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: North Carolina, South Carolina collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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