Ranella olearium Linnaeus 1758 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae

Alternative combinations: Argobuccinum (Ranella) olearium, Murex olearium, Ranella olearia

Synonyms: Argobuccinum giganteum Lamarck 1816, Ranella gigantea Lamarck 1816

Belongs to Ranella according to A. G. Beu 2010

See also Beu 1978

Sister taxa: Ranella anglica, Ranella antiqua, Ranella chilena, Ranella cowlitzensis, Ranella domenginica, Ranella gemmifera, Ranella intercostalis, Ranella junghuhni, Ranella katherineae, Ranella leucostoma, Ranella louellae, Ranella magnifica, Ranella poppelacki, Ranella prattii, Ranella promensis, Ranella tubercularis, Ranella vancouverensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Spain (1)

• Miocene of Poland (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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