| Olivancillaria | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Olivancillaria vesica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Olivancillaria d'Orbigny, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Voluta oliva | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Olivancillaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Olivancillariinae of the family Olividae. [1]
Animal: The head and tentacles are concealed. The mantle shows a large, thick, fleshy appendage behind. The foot is very voluminous, runcate posteriorly. The shield has very large and rounded side-lobes.
The operculum is distinct, half-ovate with an subapical nucleus.
Shell: The shell is smooth and oblong. The spire is short with the suture not canaliculated to the apex. The aperture is moderate. The columella shows two or three oblique plaits anteriorly, and has a large callosity posteriorly. [2]
Species within the genus Olivancillaria include:
Oliva is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Olivinae of the family Olividae, the olive snails or olive shells. Many former species of Oliva have been reclassified under genus Americoliva.
Thais, sometimes known by the common names dog winkles or rock shells, is a genus of medium to large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.
Janthina is a genus of small to medium-sized pelagic or planktonic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae.
Cymatium is a genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Olivella, common name the dwarf olives, is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Olivellinae of the family Olividae, the olives. Olivella is the type genus of the family.
Lophiotoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Turris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Columbella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Cancilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.
Pusia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.
Drupa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. It occurs in the Indo-Pacific.
Oliva spicata, common name the veined olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Olivancillaria carcellesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Agaronia steeriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Olivancillaria urceus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Olivella nana, common name the sparkling dwarf olive, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Olivellinae, in the family Olividae, the olives. Species in the genus Olivella are commonly called dwarf olives.
Agaronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae.
Ovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Monoplex is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Ranularia is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
