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Olivella

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Taxonomy
Olivella was named by Swainson (1831) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Olivellinae.

It was assigned to Olivinae by MacNeil (1960), da Silva Forti (1969), Squires (1984), Squires (1987); to Olivellinae by Olsson (1956), Woodring (1964), Wilson (1994); to Olividae by Woodring (1928), Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Olsson (1931), Oostingh (1935), Turner (1938), Gardner (1948), Olsson and Harbison (1953), DuBar (1958), Addicott (1970), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Squires (1988), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Todd (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
O. (Callianax), O. (Dactylidella), O. (Dactylidia), O. (Lamprodoma), O. (Macgintiella), O. (Mansfieldella), O. (Minioliva), O. (Niteoliva), O. (Olivella), O. (Olivina), O. (Orbignytesta), O. (Pachyoliva), O. (Toroliva), O. (Zanoetella), O. boussaci, O. clanzigi, O. claytonensis, O. elegantula, O. gardnerae, O. inconspicua, O. intorta, O. javana, O. lactea, O. mathewsonii, O. minbuensis, O. minuta (syn. Oliva verreauxii, O. nitidula), O. mutica, O. quadriplicata, O. santana, O. spissa, O. tomlini, Porphyria spicata
Species lacking formal opinion data
O. affluens, O. alba, O. apicalis, O. blastoides, O. branderi, O. brevis, O. calcis, O. clavula, O. clewistonensis, O. cotinados, O. dasa, O. dealbata, O. dodona, O. eleutheria, O. eleuthria, O. fargoi, O. floralia, O. fracassoensis, O. fulgurata, O. fundarugata, O. gladeensis, O. gonzalesi, O. grateloupi, O. iwakiensis, O. jacksonensis, O. japonica, O. lata, O. laumontiensis, O. liveoakensis, O. longispira, O. maiquetana, O. marmini, O. martiniopsis, O. mathewsoni, O. mediavia, O. millepunctata, O. minutissima, O. mississippiensis, O. mitreola, O. nana, O. neozelanica, O. nilotida, O. nivea, O. nymphalis, O. obliquata, O. oryzoides, O. paraensis, O. paxillus, O. perfloralia, O. plata, O. plata, O. poinciana, O. praebaetica, O. puelcha, O. pulchella, O. pusilla, O. salinae, O. salisburiana, O. semilignitica, O. semistriata, O. spissilabiata, O. spissiliabiata, O. spreta, O. spretoides, O. subfilifera, O. subperdita, O. tamiamiensis, O. techuelchana, O. tehuacanensis, O. telembiensis, O. ventrosa, O. verreauxi, O. verreauxii, O. verreauxii, O. vicksburgensis

Synonyms
  • Porphyria was named by Link (1807) [AUTHORSHIP: Uncertain.]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Olivella by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1807Porphyria Link
1831Olivella Swainson
1928Olivella Woodring p. 229
1931Olivella Grant, IV and Gale p. 625
1931Olivella Olsson p. 117
1935Olivella Oostingh p. 104
1938Olivella Turner p. 72
1948Olivella Gardner p. 259
1953Olivella Olsson and Harbison p. 184
1956Olivella Olsson p. 170
1958Olivella DuBar p. 189
1960Olivella MacNeil p. 89
1964Olivella Woodring p. 280
1969Olivella da Silva Forti p. 124
1970Olivella Addicott p. 121
1984Olivella Squires p. 34
1987Olivella Squires p. 42
1987Olivella Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
1988Olivella Squires p. 16
1992Olivella Squires and Demetrion p. 33
1994Olivella Wilson
2001Olivella Todd
2002Olivella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyOlivoidea(Troschel 1869)
familyOlividaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyOlivellinae
genusOlivellaSwainson 1831

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Olivella Swainson 1831
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Subg. Olivella (Callianax) Woodring 1928
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Callianax baetica Carpenter 1864 [beatic olivella]
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Invalid names: Olivella boetica mexicana Oldroyd 1921 [invalid subgroup]
Callianax biplicata Sowerby 1825 [purple olivella]
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Invalid names: Olivella biplicata angelena Oldroyd 1918 [invalid subgroup], Olivella biplicata fucana Oldroyd 1921 [invalid subgroup], Olivella biplicata lapillus Vanatta 1915 [invalid subgroup]
Callianax pedroana Conrad 1855 [San Pedro dwarf olive]
†Olivella (Callianax) coensis Mansfield 1930
†Olivella (Callianax) gabrielensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Olivella (Callianax) unica Woodring 1928
†Olivella pedroana subpedroana Loel and Corey 1932
Invalid names: Olivella biplicata parva Oldroyd 1921 [invalid subgroup], Olivella boetica diegensis Oldroyd 1921 [invalid subgroup]
Subg. Olivella (Dactylidia) Adams and Adams 1853
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Subg. Olivella (Lamprodoma) Swainson 1840
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†Lamprodoma illesca Olsson 1931
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Invalid names: Oliva razamola Duclos 1835 [synonym]
Subg. †Olivella (Mansfieldella) Olsson and Harbison 1953
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†Olivella (Mansfieldella) pugilis Olsson and Harbison 1953
Subg. Olivella (Olivina) d'Orbigny 1841
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Invalid names: Olivella (Olivina) puelchana d'Orbigny 1841 [synonym]
Subg. Olivella (Orbignytesta) Klappenbach 1962
Subg. †Olivella (Toroliva) Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Subg. †Olivella (Zanoetella) Olsson 1956
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†Olivella boussaci Olsson 1922
†Olivella clanzigi Lozouet 1992
†Olivella claytonensis Dickerson 1914
†Olivella elegantula Rovereto 1900
†Olivella gardnerae Richards 1943
†Olivella inconspicua Adams 1852
Olivella intorta Carpenter 1856
†Olivella javana Martin 1879
Olivella lactea Marrat 1871
†Olivella mathewsonii Gabb 1864
†Olivella minbuensis Vredenburg 1921
Olivella minuta Link 1807
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Invalid names: Oliva verreauxii Ducros 1857 [synonym], Olivella nitidula Dillwyn 1817 [synonym]
Olivella mutica Say 1822
†Olivella quadriplicata Clark 1918
†Olivella santana Loel and Corey 1932
†Olivella spissa Waring 1917
†Olivella tomlini Oostingh 1933
Invalid names: Porphyria Link 1807 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height57.445.0019.05.006.08

Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: DIMENSIONS & MORPHOLOGY: Based on ten randomly selected figured species.g
Created: 2009-03-16 09:05:39
Modified: 2009-03-16 11:05:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (724 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) O. spissa (193035)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) O. sp. (84467) O. tehuacanensis (205466)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) O. mediavia (86419)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Alabama) O. mediavia (35081)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) O. claytonensis (190776) O. sp., O. mathewsonii (11117)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) O. spissa (239692)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) O. sp. (205427)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Poland O. mitreola (27018 27019 27020)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) O. mathewsonii (11120)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (California) O. mathewsonii (111552)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Baja California) O. mathewsonii (5506)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Oregon) O. mathewsonii (52271)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) O. semilignitica (92375)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) O. mathewsonii (122337 122339 178749 178750 178752 178756)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Russian Federation (Kamchatka) O. mathewsonii (202264)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Baja California Sur) O. mathewsonii (5496)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (California) O. mathewsonii (8018)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) O. mathewsoni (241808)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) O. mathewsoni (194555) O. mathewsonii (207113 207115 207116)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Agaronia mathewsonii (94826) O. mathewsonii (5543 16712 178733 200853 201192 201693 202094)