| Americoliva carolinensis Temporal range: Pliocene-Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Americoliva |
| Species: | †A. carolinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Americoliva carolinensis (Conrad, 1862) | |
Americoliva carolinensis is an extinct species of gastropod in the family Olividae. [1] [2]
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