Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1956. Studies on the Genus Olivella. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 108:155-225
Parent taxon: Olivella according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Olsson 1956
Sister taxa: Olivella (Callianax), Olivella (Dactylidella), Olivella (Dactylidia), Olivella (Lamprodoma), Olivella (Macgintiella), Olivella (Mansfieldella), 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 inconspicua, Olivella intorta, Olivella javana, Olivella lactea, Olivella mathewsonii, Olivella minbuensis, Olivella minuta, Olivella mutica, Olivella quadriplicata, Olivella santana, Olivella spissa, Olivella tomlini, Porphyria spicata
Subtaxa: Olivella (Minioliva) myrmecoon Olivella (Minioliva) perplexa
Type: Olivella (Minioliva) perplexa
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (3 collections), Panama (3)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2), Panama (8), Trinidad and Tobago (4), Venezuela (8)
• Miocene of Panama (2), Trinidad and Tobago (6)
Total: 36 collections including 39 occurrences