Oliva (Oliva) blowi Drez 1981 (olive snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Full reference: P. E. Drez. 1981. Olivinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Alum Bluff Group of northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 16(3):105-122

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

Sister taxa: 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, Oliva (Oliva) waltoniana

Type specimen: USNM 247889, a shell. Its type locality is TU 459 - Taylor Branch, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (16: Florida collections)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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