Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Alternative combination: Oliva mississippiensis
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1848. Observations on the Eocene formations, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils from that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi; with an appendix. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:280-299
Belongs to Agaronia according to G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer 1947
See also Conrad 1848
Sister taxa: Agaronia alabamensis, Agaronia antisana, Agaronia bombylis, Agaronia cotapaxi, Agaronia harrisi, Agaronia hiatula, Agaronia media, Agaronia nebula, Agaronia pupa, Agaronia saxosa, Agaronia testacea, Agaronia togoensis, Agaronia vicana, Olivancillaria (Agaronia) hiatula, Olivancillaria (Agaronia) peruviana
Type specimen: Its type locality is Vicksburg, which is in a Rupelian marine marl in the Byram Marl Formation of Mississippi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Mexico (5 collections), United States (12: Mississippi)
• Eocene of United States (2: Louisiana)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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