Olivella gardnerae Richards 1943 (olive snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Full reference: H. G. Richards. 1943. Additions to the Fauna of the Trent Marl of North Carolina. Journal of Paleontology 17(5):518-526

Belongs to Olivella according to H. G. Richards 1943

Sister taxa: Olivella (Callianax), Olivella (Dactylidella), Olivella (Dactylidia), Olivella (Lamprodoma), Olivella (Macgintiella), Olivella (Mansfieldella), Olivella (Minioliva), Olivella (Niteoliva), Olivella (Olivella), Olivella (Olivina), Olivella (Orbignytesta), Olivella (Pachyoliva), Olivella (Toroliva), Olivella (Zanoetella), Olivella boussaci, Olivella clanzigi, Olivella claytonensis, Olivella elegantula, Olivella intorta, Olivella javana, Olivella lactea, Olivella mathewsonii, Olivella minbuensis, Olivella minuta, Olivella mutica, Olivella quadriplicata, Olivella santana, Olivella spissa, Olivella tomlini

Type specimen: Its type locality is Silverdale Marl Quarry, which is in an Oligocene coastal sandstone in the Belgrade Formation of North Carolina

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Silverdale Marl Quarry

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