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Olivellinae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Taxonomy
Olivellinae was named by Olsson (1956) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8208]. It is extant. Its type is Olivella.

It was assigned to Olividae by Woodring (1964), Ponder and Warén (1988), Wilson (1994).

Subtaxa
Cupidoliva, Olivella (syn. Porphyria) (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Olivellinae Olsson p. 169
1964Olivellinae Woodring p. 280
1988Olivellinae Ponder and Warén p. 306
1994Olivellinae Wilson p. 131

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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
subfamilyOlivellinae

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.

Subfm. Olivellinae Olsson 1956
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G. Cupidoliva Iredale 1924
G. Olivella Swainson 1831
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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], Olivella boetica mexicana Oldroyd 1921 [invalid subgroup]
Callianax biplicata Sowerby 1825 [purple olivella]
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Invalid names: Olivella biplicata fucana Oldroyd 1921 [invalid subgroup], Olivella biplicata lapillus Vanatta 1915 [invalid subgroup], Olivella biplicata parva Oldroyd 1921 [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 angelena Oldroyd 1918 [invalid subgroup]
Subg. Olivella (Dactylidia) Adams and Adams 1853
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Subg. Olivella (Lamprodoma) Swainson 1840
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†Lamprodoma illesca Olsson 1931
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Invalid names: Oliva razamola Duclos 1835 [synonym]
Subg. †Olivella (Mansfieldella) Olsson and Harbison 1953
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†Olivella (Mansfieldella) pugilis Olsson and Harbison 1953
Subg. Olivella (Olivina) d'Orbigny 1841
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Invalid names: Olivella (Olivina) puelchana d'Orbigny 1841 [synonym]
Subg. Olivella (Orbignytesta) Klappenbach 1962
Subg. †Olivella (Toroliva) Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Subg. †Olivella (Zanoetella) Olsson 1956
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†Olivella boussaci Olsson 1922
†Olivella clanzigi Lozouet 1992
†Olivella claytonensis Dickerson 1914
†Olivella elegantula Rovereto 1900
†Olivella gardnerae Richards 1943
†Olivella inconspicua Adams 1852
Olivella intorta Carpenter 1856
†Olivella javana Martin 1879
Olivella lactea Marrat 1871
†Olivella mathewsonii Gabb 1864
†Olivella minbuensis Vredenburg 1921
Olivella minuta Link 1807
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Invalid names: Oliva verreauxii Ducros 1857 [synonym], Olivella nitidula Dillwyn 1817 [synonym]
Olivella mutica Say 1822
†Olivella quadriplicata Clark 1918
†Olivella santana Loel and Corey 1932
†Olivella spissa Waring 1917
†Olivella tomlini Oostingh 1933
Invalid names: Porphyria Link 1807 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:19
Modified: 2009-09-10 15:23:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (724 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) Olivella spissa (193035)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) Olivella sp. (84467) Olivella tehuacanensis (205466)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) Olivella mediavia (86419)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Olivella mediavia (35081)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Olivella claytonensis (190776) Olivella sp., Olivella mathewsonii (11117)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Olivella sp. (205427)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) Olivella spissa (239692)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Poland Olivella mitreola (27018 27019 27020)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Olivella mathewsonii (11120)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Olivella mathewsonii (111552)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Oregon) Olivella mathewsonii (52271)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Baja California) Olivella mathewsonii (5506)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) Olivella semilignitica (92375)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Baja California Sur) Olivella mathewsonii (5496)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Olivella mathewsonii (122337 122339 178749 178750 178752 178756)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Olivella mathewsonii (202264)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (California) Olivella mathewsonii (8018)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Olivella mathewsoni (194555) Olivella mathewsonii (207113 207115 207116)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Olivella mathewsoni (241808)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Agaronia mathewsonii (94826) Olivella mathewsonii (5543 16712 178733 200853 201192 201693 202094)