Oliva (Oliva) waltoniana Gardner 1937 (olive snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Alternative combination: Oliva liodes waltoniana

Belongs to Oliva (Oliva) according to P. E. Drez 1981

Sister taxa: Oliva (Oliva) blowi, Oliva (Oliva) californica, Oliva (Oliva) caribaeensis, Oliva (Oliva) corticata, Oliva (Oliva) edwardsi, Oliva (Oliva) incrassata, Oliva (Oliva) murielae, Oliva (Oliva) oliva, Oliva (Oliva) posti, Oliva (Oliva) vokesorum

Subtaxa: Oliva (Oliva) waltoniana calhounensis

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Type specimen: USNM 351282, a shell. Its type locality is TU 69A, Shell Bluff [Shoal River Fm], which is in a Serravallian marine sandstone/siliciclastic in the Shoal River Formation of Florida.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: Florida collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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