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Callianax biplicata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Taxonomy
Oliva biplicata was named by Sowerby (1825) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Eastern Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Olivella biplicata by Ashley (1895) and Woodring and Bramlette (1950); it was recombined as Olivella (Callianax) biplicata by Olsson (1956); it was recombined as Callianax biplicata by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Olivella poinciana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Oliva biplicata Sowerby
1895Olivella biplicata Ashley p. 343
1950Olivella biplicata Woodring and Bramlette p. 48
1956Olivella (Callianax) biplicata Olsson p. 195
2021Callianax biplicata Hendy

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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
genusCallianaxSwainson 1831
speciesbiplicata(Sowerby 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.

Callianax biplicata Sowerby 1825
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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 Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (128 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Olivella biplicata (220177 220184 220185 220196 220198)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Olivella biplicata (71146)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California) Olivella biplicata (154115)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Olivella biplicata (215294 216433 216864)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.806USA (California) Callianax biplicata (214256 214259 214260 214263)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Olivella biplicata (96571 96572 96573)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806USA (California) Callianax biplicata (214255)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Callianax biplicata (214285 214286 214287) Olivella biplicata (189561 189761 189766 207647 207662 207663 207666 207667 207668 207669 207671 207672 207673 207674 207675 207676 207692 207693 207694 207695 207697 207699 207700 207709 207716)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Olivella biplicata (223033)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Olivella biplicata (223075)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Olivella biplicata (96565)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Olivella biplicata (71142)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Olivella biplicata (186841 186844 201624)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Olivella biplicata (96590 96592 96593 96594)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Olivella biplicata (37933 37934 37936 37937 37938 37939 37941 37944 37945 37946 37947 37948)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Olivella biplicata (71053 138723 202492 202632 202634 202635 202636 202637 202638 202639 202643 202645 202648 203095 203106 203108 203113 203114 207886 222663 222664 222665 222666 222993 222995 222998 223327 223329 223525)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Olivella biplicata (222646 223009)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Olivella biplicata (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Olivella biplicata (37672 37673 59063 96566 96895 96936 96937 160361 202490 202491 202936 203417 219029 219030 222659 222660 222661 222662 222674)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Olivella biplicata (52347 67613 67641 67642 67643 67644 226465 226467)