†subfamily Vanpalmeriinae Adegoke 1977 (olive snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Alternative spelling: Vanpalmeriidae

Full reference: O. S. Adegoke. 1977. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Ewekoro Formation (Paleocene) of Southwestern Nigeria. Bulletins of American Paleontology 71(295):1-379

Parent taxon: Olividae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005

See also Adegoke 1977

Sister taxa: Agaroniinae, Agaroninae, Anazola, Ancilla, Ancillinae, Belloliva, Eoancilla, Lindoliva, Olivancillaria, Olivellinae, Olivinae, Pseudolivella

Subtaxa: Vanpalmeria

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ewekoro Quarry (Paleocene of Nigeria)

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