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Olivella (Dactylidia)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Dactylidia Adams and Adams
1928Olivella (Dactylidia) Woodring p. 232
1953Olivella (Dactylidia) Olsson and Harbison p. 186
1956Olivella (Dactylidia) Olsson p. 187
1958Olivella (Dactylidia) DuBar p. 189
2001Olivella (Dactylidia) Todd
2002Dactylidia Sepkoski

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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
subgenusDactylidia(Adams and Adams 1853)

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 (Dactylidia) Adams and Adams 1853
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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 Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Olivella sp. (135828)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Olivella carolinae (79248 79249)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Olivella carolinae (59309 68979 69018 79341 79342 79343)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Olivella clewistonensis (79333)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Olivella carolinae (80033)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) Olivella gonzalesi (41651)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Olivella carolinae (80083)