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Olivella (Macgintiella)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Olivella (Macgintiella) Olsson
2001Olivella (Macgintiella) 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
subgenusMacgintiellaOlsson 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 (Macgintiella) 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama (Bocas del Toro) Olivella sp. (135818)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Olivella sp. (135816 135821 135828)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Olivella sp. (135839)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) Olivella sp. (79777)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Olivella sp. (79994 135832)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Olivella limonensis (134667)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Olivella sp. (79843)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Olivella sp. (79801 79802)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Olivella sp. (61339 61340 79998)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Olivella sp. (61336 61337 61343 79771 79772 79774 79794 79988 79989 79999 80000 135876 135885)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama (Bocas) Olivella sp. (79871)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Olivella sp. (79842 79844)