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Olivella (Pachyoliva)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Taxonomy
Olivella (Pachyoliva) was named by Olsson (1956). Its type is Oliva columellaris.

It was assigned to Olivella by Olsson (1956), Todd (2001).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Olivella affluens, Olivella alba, Olivella apicalis, Olivella blastoides, Olivella branderi, Olivella brevis, Olivella calcis, Olivella clavula, Olivella clewistonensis, Olivella cotinados, Olivella dasa, Olivella dealbata, Olivella dodona, Olivella eleutheria, Olivella eleuthria, Olivella fargoi, Olivella floralia, Olivella fracassoensis, Olivella fulgurata, Olivella fundarugata, Olivella gladeensis, Olivella gonzalesi, Olivella grateloupi, Olivella iwakiensis, Olivella jacksonensis, Olivella japonica, Olivella lata, Olivella laumontiensis, Olivella liveoakensis, Olivella longispira, Olivella maiquetana, Olivella marmini, Olivella martiniopsis, Olivella mathewsoni, Olivella mediavia, Olivella millepunctata, Olivella minutissima, Olivella mississippiensis, Olivella mitreola, Olivella nana, Olivella neozelanica, Olivella nilotida, Olivella nivea, Olivella nymphalis, Olivella obliquata, Olivella oryzoides, Olivella paraensis, Olivella paxillus, Olivella perfloralia, Olivella plata, Olivella plata, Olivella poinciana, Olivella praebaetica, Olivella puelcha, Olivella pulchella, Olivella pusilla, Olivella salinae, Olivella salisburiana, Olivella semilignitica, Olivella semistriata, Olivella spissilabiata, Olivella spissiliabiata, Olivella spreta, Olivella spretoides, Olivella subfilifera, Olivella subperdita, Olivella tamiamiensis, Olivella techuelchana, Olivella tehuacanensis, Olivella telembiensis, Olivella ventrosa, Olivella verreauxi, Olivella verreauxii, Olivella verreauxii, Olivella vicksburgensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Olivella (Pachyoliva) Olsson
2001Olivella (Pachyoliva) 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
subgenusPachyolivaOlsson 1956

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 (Pachyoliva) 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: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Peru Olivella columellaris (207003)