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Olivella (Callianax)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Taxonomy
Olivella (Callianax) was named by Woodring (1928). It is extant.

It was reranked as Callianax by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Olivella by Woodring (1928), Olsson (1956), Olsson (1967); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Callianax baetica, Callianax biplicata, Callianax pedroana, Olivella (Callianax) coensis, Olivella (Callianax) gabrielensis, Olivella (Callianax) johnsoni, Olivella (Callianax) unica
Species lacking formal opinion data
Olivella affluens, Olivella alba, Olivella apicalis, Olivella blastoides, Olivella branderi, Olivella brevis, Olivella calcis, Olivella clavula, Olivella clewistonensis, Olivella cotinados, Olivella dasa, Olivella dealbata, Olivella dodona, Olivella eleutheria, Olivella eleuthria, Olivella fargoi, Olivella floralia, Olivella fracassoensis, Olivella fulgurata, Olivella fundarugata, Olivella gladeensis, Olivella gonzalesi, Olivella grateloupi, Olivella iwakiensis, Olivella jacksonensis, Olivella japonica, Olivella lata, Olivella laumontiensis, Olivella liveoakensis, Olivella longispira, Olivella maiquetana, Olivella marmini, Olivella martiniopsis, Olivella mathewsoni, Olivella mediavia, Olivella millepunctata, Olivella minutissima, Olivella mississippiensis, Olivella mitreola, Olivella nana, Olivella neozelanica, Olivella nilotida, Olivella nivea, Olivella nymphalis, Olivella obliquata, Olivella oryzoides, Olivella paraensis, Olivella paxillus, Olivella perfloralia, Olivella plata, Olivella plata, Olivella poinciana, Olivella praebaetica, Olivella puelcha, Olivella pulchella, Olivella pusilla, Olivella salinae, Olivella salisburiana, Olivella semilignitica, Olivella semistriata, Olivella spissilabiata, Olivella spissiliabiata, Olivella spreta, Olivella spretoides, Olivella subfilifera, Olivella subperdita, Olivella tamiamiensis, Olivella techuelchana, Olivella tehuacanensis, Olivella telembiensis, Olivella ventrosa, Olivella verreauxi, Olivella verreauxii, Olivella verreauxii, Olivella vicksburgensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Olivella (Callianax) Woodring p. 135
1956Olivella (Callianax) Olsson p. 195
1967Olivella (Callianax) Olsson p. 12
2002Callianax 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
subgenusCallianax

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.

Subg. Olivella (Callianax) Woodring 1928
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Callianax baetica Carpenter 1864 [beatic olivella]
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Invalid names: Olivella boetica diegensis 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 mexicana Oldroyd 1921 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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
Created: 2009-03-16 09:05:39
Modified: 2009-03-16 11:05:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 37.71000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (223 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Colombia (Bolivar) Olivella gabrielensis (3315)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) Olivella poinciana (41453 61109 92391)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (California) Olivella pedroana (37516)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Olivella pedroana (91374 238145 238183 238190 238191)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Washington) Olivella pedroana (241805)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Olivella martiniopsis (41473)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Olivella biplicata (220184)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Washington) Olivella pedroana (239434 241050 241054)
Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene11.63 - 2.58USA (California) Olivella pedroana (238419 238420)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Olivella biplicata (71146) Olivella pedroana (71148)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Olivella biplicata (220177 220185 220196 220198) Olivella pedroana (97241 97242)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California) Olivella biplicata (154115)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Olivella biplicata (215294 216433 216864) Olivella pedroana (194664)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.8USA (California) Callianax baetica (214261 214267) Callianax biplicata (214256 214259 214260 214263)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Olivella unica (58522 69090)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Callianax baetica (239470) Olivella baetica (238622) Olivella biplicata (96571 96572 96573) Olivella pedroana (200398 238435 238437 238605) Olivella pedroana, Olivella boetica (200403)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Olivella baetica (189541 189542)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8USA (California) Callianax biplicata, Callianax baetica (214255)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (Oregon) Olivella pedroana (71106 71107)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (California) Olivella biplicata (237590 238614)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Callianax biplicata (214286) Callianax biplicata, Callianax baetica (214285 214287) Olivella baetica (189765) Olivella biplicata (189561 189761 189766 207647 207662 207663 207666 207667 207668 207669 207671 207672 207673 207674 207675 207676 207692 207693 207694 207695 207697 207699 207700 207709 207716)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Olivella biplicata (223033) Olivella pedroana (231899)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Olivella baetica, Olivella biplicata (223075)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Olivella biplicata (186841 186844) Olivella boetica, Olivella biplicata (240568) Olivella pedroana, Olivella biplicata (201624 237604 237610 240572)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Olivella baetica, Olivella biplicata (96593) Olivella biplicata (96590 96592 96594)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Olivella pedroana, Olivella biplicata (71142)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Olivella biplicata (96565)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Olivella biplicata (37934 37936 37937 37938 37939 37941 37944 37945 37946 37947 37948) Olivella pedroana (37940) Olivella pedroana, Olivella biplicata (37933)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Olivella baetica (71054 202494) Olivella baetica, Olivella biplicata (71053 203095 203113 223525) Olivella biplicata (202492 202634 202635 202636 202638 202643 202645 202648 203106 203114 207886 222666 222993 223327) Olivella boetica, Olivella biplicata (222995 222998) Olivella pedroana (96894 202644) Olivella pedroana, Olivella baetica, Olivella biplicata (223329) Olivella pedroana, Olivella biplicata (202632 202637 202639 203108 222663 222664 222665) Olivella pedroana, Olivella boetica, Olivella biplicata (138723)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Olivella boetica, Olivella biplicata (222646) Olivella pedroana, Olivella biplicata (223009)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Olivella biplicata (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Olivella baetica (96589 96930 96938) Olivella baetica, Olivella biplicata (59063 96566 96936 96937) Olivella biplicata (37673 202490 202491 202936 203417 240587 240588 240590 240591 240593 240594 240595 240600 240602 240603 240613 240614 240615 240617 240635 240652 276730) Olivella boetica (240554) Olivella pedroana (222970 240648) Olivella pedroana, Olivella baetica, Olivella biplicata (160361 219029 219030 226458 240609) Olivella pedroana, Olivella biplicata (37672 96895 222659 222660 222661 222662 222674 240555 240580 240604 240612 240620 240621 240626 240636 240643 240644 240645 240646 240647 240649 240650 240651 240653 240655 240661 240662) Strephona pedroana, Oliva pedroensis (222650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Olivella biplicata (52347 67642 226465 226467) Olivella pedroana, Olivella biplicata (67613 67641 67643 67644)