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Olivella (Niteoliva) minuta

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Taxonomy
Porphyria minuta was named by Link (1807). It is extant.

It was recombined as Olivella (Niteoliva) minuta by Olsson (1956), Woodring (1964); it was recombined as Olivella minuta by Massemin et al. (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1807Porphyria minuta Link
1817Voluta nitidula Dillwyn
1857Oliva verreauxii Ducros
1956Olivella (Niteoliva) minuta Olsson p. 190
1964Olivella (Niteoliva) minuta Woodring p. 280
1971Olivella nitidula DuBar
2009Olivella minuta Massemin et al. p. 190

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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
subgenusNiteoliva
speciesminuta(Link 1807)

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.

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

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Olivella minuta (41543 41545)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Olivella minuta (131210 131217)