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Olivella (Olivella) gracilis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Taxonomy
Oliva gracilis was named by Broderip and Sowerby (1829). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Olivella (Olivella) gracilis by Olsson (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Oliva gracilis Broderip and Sowerby p. 379
1956Olivella (Olivella) gracilis Olsson p. 177

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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
subgenusOlivellaSwainson 1831
speciesgracilis(Broderip and Sowerby 1829)

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.

Olivella (Olivella) gracilis Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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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: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Olivella gracilis (41545)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Olivella gracilis (96539 97240 97241)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Olivella gracilis (131210)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Olivella gracilis (51880)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador Olivella gracilis (62040)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Olivella gracilis (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Olivella gracilis (96870 147802)