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Oliva (Oliva) blowi

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Taxonomy
Oliva (Oliva) blowi was named by Drez (1981). It is extant. Its type specimen is USNM 247889, a shell. Its type locality is TU 459 - Taylor Branch, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Oliva (Oliva) blowi Drez p. 109 figs. pl. 1, figs. 5, 6, 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyOlivoidea(Troschel 1869)
familyOlividaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyOlivinaeLatreille 1825
genusOlivaBruguière 1789
subgenusOlivaBruguière 1789
speciesblowi

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.

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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 09:03:04
Modified: 2009-03-16 11:03:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.44000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Oliva blowi (89574 89575 92379 92457 92458 92461 92503 92504 92505 92548 92551 type locality: 92556 92569)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Oliva blowi (92507 111204 136943)