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Olivella (Olivella) venezuelensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Taxonomy
Olivella (Olivella) venezuelensis was named by Olsson (1956). Its type specimen is ANSP (no number), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Olivella (Olivella) venezuelensis Olsson p. 181 figs. pl. 13, fig. 3

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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
speciesvenezuelensis

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

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Olivella venezuelensis (41541 41543 41545 41552 41554)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Olivella venezuelensis (131210 131217 131237 131363)