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Olivella (Minioliva)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Olivella (Minioliva) Olsson p. 209
2001Olivella (Minioliva) Todd

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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
genusOlivellaSwainson 1831
subgenusMinioliva

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 (Minioliva) Olsson 1956
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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 09:05:39
Modified: 2009-03-16 11:05:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Olivella sp. (79984)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Olivella sp. (136104)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Olivella fundarugata (60399 60630 60632 60633 60634 60635)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Olivella fundarugata (41541 41551 41554) Olivella fundarugata, Olivella maiquetana (41550) Olivella subfilifera (41543)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Olivella fundarugata (60409 60646 60650 60655)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Olivella fundarugata, Olivella subfilifera (131210) Olivella subfilifera (131217)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Olivella sp. (79843)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela (Carabobo) Olivella fundarugata, Olivella salinae (41540)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Olivella sp. (61336 61337 79771 79774 79794 79989 135876 135885)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Olivella sp. (79799)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama (Bocas) Olivella sp. (61338 79871)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Olivella myrmecoon (80304)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Olivella sp. (79842 79844 79845)