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Olividae (olive snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Olividae Latreille
1904Olividae Martin p. 169
1923Olividae Clark and Arnold p. 161
1931Olividae Grant, IV and Gale p. 623
1931Olividae Olsson p. 115
1938Olividae Turner p. 72
1947Olividae Harris and Palmer p. 407
1964Olividae Sohl p. 244
1970Olividae Addicott p. 120
1977Olividae Adegoke p. 192
1980Olividae Hickman p. 64
1984Olividae Squires p. 33
1987Olividae Squires p. 42
1987Olividae Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
1988Olividae Ponder and Warén p. 306
1988Olividae Squires p. 16
1992Olividae Ward p. 135
1998Olividae Beesley p. 835
1999Olividae Squires p. 19
2001Olividae Todd
2001Olividae Wienrich p. 506
2002Olividae Harzhauser p. 87
2004Olividae Harzhauser p. 141
2005Olividae Bouchet et al. p. 256
2010Olividae Landau and Marques da Silva p. 91
2013Olividae Pacaud et al. p. 31

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

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.

Fm. Olividae Latreille 1825 [olive snail]
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Subfm. †Agaroninae Olson 1956
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G. Agaronia Gray 1839
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†Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833
†Agaronia antisana Olsson 1931
†Agaronia bombylis Conrad 1833
†Agaronia cotapaxi Olsson 1931
†Agaronia harrisi Clark and Durham 1946
Agaronia hiatula Gmelin 1791
†Agaronia media Meyer 1885
Agaronia nebula Lamarck 1822
†Agaronia pupa Sowerby 1840
†Agaronia saxosa Olsson 1928
†Agaronia testacea hadra Woodring 1964
†Agaronia togoensis Furon 1848
†Agaronia vicana Olsson 1928
G. Anazola Gray 1853
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G. Ancilla Lamarck 1799
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Subg. †Ancilla (Alocospira) Cossmann 1899
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†Ancilla (Alocospira) gerthi Oostingh 1935
Subg. Ancilla (Ancilla) Lamarck 1799
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†Ancilla (Ancilla) javana Martin 1879
Subg. †Ancilla (Ancillus) Monfort 1810
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†Ancilla (Ancillus) abdoi Awad and Abed 1967
†Ancillus acutula Stephenson 1941
Subg. †Ancilla (Oliverato) Cooper 1894
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†Ancilla (Olivula) colombiana Clark and Durham 1946
†Olivula marysvillensis Dickerson 1913
Subg. Ancilla (Sparella) Gray 1857
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†Ancilla (Sparella) birmanica Vredenburg 1921
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Invalid names: Ancillaria bandongensis Martin 1879 [synonym]
Subg. Ancilla (Turrancilla) von Martens 1903
†Ancilla alazana Cooke 1928
Ancilla ampla Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Ancillaria candida Lamarck 1811 [synonym]
†Ancilla blakeleyensis Durham 1944
†Ancilla brassica Maury 1925
†Ancilla burroensis Nelson 1925
†Ancilla canalifera Lamarck 1802
†Ancilla fishii Gabb 1866
†Ancilla flexuosa von Koenen 1885
†Ancilla indica Vredenburg 1925
†Ancilla kovatschensis Oleinik 1991
†Ancilla lamellata Guppy 1866
†Ancilla latifasciata Martin 1933
†Ancilla meganosensis Palmer 1923
†Ancilla olivula Lamarck 1802
†Ancilla pananga Olsson 1930
†Ancilla paralamellata Mansfield 1925
†Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832
†Ancilla subulata Lamarck 1802
†Ancilla vacavillensis Palmer 1923
Invalid names: Ancillaria Lamarck 1819 [synonym]
Subfm. †Ancillinae Swainson 1835
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G. Ancillista Iredale 1936
G. †Exiquaspira Ninomiya 1988
G. Belloliva Peile 1922
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Subg. Belloliva (Olivellopsis) Thiele 1929
Belloliva brazieri Angas 1877
†Belloliva canaliculata Darragh 2017
G. †Eoancilla Stephenson 1941
G. †Lindoliva Petuch 1988
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†Lindoliva diegelae Petuch 1988
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Invalid names: Lindoliva griffini Petuch 1988 [synonym], Lindoliva spengleri Petuch 1988 [synonym]
G. Olivancillaria d'Orbigny 1839
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†Olivancillaria brasiliensis Chemnitz 1788
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Invalid names: Oliva lebuensis Philippi 1887 [synonym], Oliva otaeguii Philippi 1887 [synonym], Oliva pyriformis Philippi 1887 [synonym], Olivancillaria tumorifera Hupé 1854 [synonym]
†Olivancillaria inca Olsson 1930
†Olivancillaria matanzana Nielsen 2004
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 mexicana Oldroyd 1921 [invalid subgroup]
Callianax biplicata Sowerby 1825 [purple olivella]
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Invalid names: Olivella biplicata angelena Oldroyd 1918 [invalid subgroup], Olivella biplicata fucana Oldroyd 1921 [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 lapillus Vanatta 1915 [invalid subgroup], Olivella boetica diegensis Oldroyd 1921 [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]
Subfm. †Olivinae Latreille 1825
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G. †Ancillina Bellardi 1882
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†Ancillina iwaensis MacNeil 1960
†Ancillina kakano Maxwell 1978
†Ancillina wellmani Maxwell 1978
G. †Jaspidella Olsson 1956
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†Jaspidella balba Jung 1971
†Jaspidella cofacorys Gardner 1937
†Jaspidella colleta Dall 1915
†Jaspidella jacksonensis Mansfield 1930
Jaspidella jaspidea Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Oliva conoidalis Lamarck 1811 [synonym], Oliva piperita Marrat 1867 [synonym]
†Jaspidella liveoakensis Mansfield 1937
Jaspidella miris Olsson 1956
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†Lamprodomina dimidiata Sowerby 1846
G. Oliva Bruguière 1789
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Subg. Oliva (Agaronia) Gray 1839
Subg. Oliva (Ispidula) Gray 1847
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Invalid names: Strephona literata Lamarck 1811 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Oliva schepmani Weisbord 1962 [synonym]
Subg. Oliva (Oliva) Bruguière 1789
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†Oliva (Oliva) californica Anderson 1905
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Invalid names: Oliva simondsi Trask 1922 [synonym]
Oliva (Oliva) caribaeensis Dall and Simpson 1901
†Oliva (Oliva) edwardsi Olsson 1967
Oliva (Oliva) incrassata Lightfoot 1786
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Invalid names: Oliva angulata Lamarck 1811 [synonym]
†Oliva (Oliva) murielae Olsson 1967
Oliva (Oliva) oliva Linnaeus 1758
†Oliva (Oliva) posti Dall 1915
†Oliva (Oliva) waltoniana Gardner 1937
Subg. †Oliva (Omogymna) von Martens 1897
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†Omogymna brooksvillensis Mansfield 1937
†Omogymna eutorta Dall 1915
Subg. Oliva (Strephonella) Dall 1909
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Invalid names: Oliva dimidiata Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 [synonym]
†Oliva acuminata Lamarck 1811
Oliva arenosa Lamarck 1810
†Oliva bombylis Conrad 1833
†Oliva brevispira Gabb 1873
†Oliva caldania Duclos 1835
†Oliva canalifera Lamarck 1802
†Oliva carneola Gmelin 1791
†Oliva couvana Maury 1925
†Oliva cristobalcoloni Maury 1917
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Invalid names: Oliva proavia Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 [synonym]
†Oliva cylindrica Sowerby 1850
†Oliva delata Jung 1971
†Oliva funebralis Lamarck 1811
†Oliva futheyana Anderson 1905
†Oliva gatunensis Toula 1908
†Oliva giraudi Cossmann 1913
†Oliva harrisi Martin 1904
†Oliva idonea Conrad 1839
†Oliva immortua Pilsbry and Brown 1917
†Oliva indica Vredenburg 1925
†Oliva junghuhni Martin 1879
†Oliva laumontiana Lamarck 1802
†Oliva maura Lamarck 1811
†Oliva media Meyer 1885
†Oliva meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927
†Oliva miniacea Röding 1798
†Oliva misti Olsson 1930
†Oliva mitrata Martin 1879
†Oliva mitreola Lamarck 1802
Oliva peruviana Lamarck 1811
†Oliva pichincha Olsson 1931
Oliva reticularis Lamarck 1811
†Oliva simonsoni Ward 1998
Oliva spicata Durham 1950
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Invalid names: Porphyria arachnoidea Bolten 1798 [synonym]
†Oliva subplicata Bose 1906
Oliva subulata Reeve 1858
†Oliva tjidamrensis Martin 1879
†Oliva trinidadensis Maury 1912
†Oliva tuberaensis Anderson 1929
Oliva utriculus Gmelin 1792
†Oliva valens Jung 1971
†Oliva vetusta Forbes 1846
Subfm. †Vanpalmeriinae Adegoke 1977
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G. †Vanpalmeria Adegoke 1977
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†Vanpalmeria africana Adegoke 1977
Invalid names: Agaroniinae Olsson 1956 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Predatory carnivore according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:19
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (1715 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Ancilla acutula (4276)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Ancilla acutula (4266 4302 4303)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Ancilla acutula (4421 4455 4477)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Ancilla acutula (4126 4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Ancilla acutula (4368 4369 4372)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Ancilla acutula (4121)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Ancilla acutula (4601) Eoancilla acutula (205541 205543)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Ancilla acutula (205512)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) Agaronia mediavia (5594 5595 5597 5598 5600 5601 5602 85315 91812 91832 98701) Eoancilla mediavia (205260 205261) Olivella sp. (84467) Olivella tehuacanensis, Eoancilla lapicidina (205466) Olividae indet. (5587 5590 5591 5593)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium Olivancillaria acuta (22931)
Danian66.0 - 61.66France Pseudolivella sp. (20816)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Poland Ancilla flexuosa (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) Olivella spissa (193035)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Ancilla sp. n. (177724)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Alabama) Agaronia mediavia (2861)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) Agaronia sp. (84474) Olivella mediavia (86419)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Agaronia mediavia (90614) Olivella mediavia (35081)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Texas) Agaronia mediavia (98727 99071 108731 109059)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 59.24USA (Texas) Agaronia mediavia (86307 86328 86389)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Olivella claytonensis (190776) Olivella sp., Olivella mathewsonii (11117)