Olivoidea

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Olivoidea
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Live Felicioliva kaleontina
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A growth series of three shells of the lettered olive, in the family Olividae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Olivoidea
Latreille, 1825
Genera

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Synonyms [1]

Pseudolivoidea de Gregorio, 1880

Olivoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of minute to medium-large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda. [1] [2]

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Taxonomy

According to the Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod Families (2017), [3] the superfamily Olivoidea has five families: [3] [4]

Synonyms

Related Research Articles

Neogastropoda Clade of sea snails

Neogastropoda is a clade of sea snails, both freshwater and marine gastropod molluscs.

Olive snail Family of molluscs

Olive snails, also known as olive shells and olives, scientific name Olividae, are a taxonomic family of medium to large predatory sea snails with smooth, shiny, elongated oval-shaped shells.

Buccinoidea Superfamily of molluscs

Buccinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of very small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.

<i>Amalda</i> Genus of gastropods

Amalda is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and allies.

Mitridae Family of gastropods

Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.

Columbellidae Family of gastropods

The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.

Neocyclotidae Family of gastropods

Neocyclotidae is a family of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Architaenioglossa belonging to the clade Caenogastropoda.

Olivellinae Subfamily of gastropods

Olivellinae, common name the "dwarf olives", are a subfamily of small predatory sea snails with smooth, shiny, elongated oval-shaped shells. The shells sometimes show muted but attractive colors, and may have some patterning.

Costellariidae Family of sea snails

Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This family of snails is also sometimes referred to as Vexillum miters. The main family of miter shells however is Mitridae, a closely related group.

Velutinidae Family of gastropods

Velutinidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.

Pseudolividae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Olivoidea.

Clavatulidae Family of gastropods

Clavatulidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. The family is not well differentiated morphologically.

Strictispiridae is a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea, the cone snails and their allies.

Conorbiinae was a subfamily of small to quite large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.

<i>Eburna</i> Genus of gastropods

Eburna is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ancillariidae.

Turrancilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ancillariidae.

Fulmentum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudolividae.

Mitroidea Superfamily of gastropods

Mitroidea is a superfamily of Recent and fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the order Neogastropoda.

Bellolividae Family of gastropods

The Bellolividae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Olivoidea.

Benthobiidae Family of gastropods

The Benthobiidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Olivoidea.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Olivoidea Latreille, 1825. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411805 on 2018-09-23
  2. Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
  3. 1 2 Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Hausdorf, Bernhard; Kaim, Andrzej; Kano, Yasunori; Nützel, Alexander; Parkhaev, Pavel; Schrödl, Michael; Strong, Ellen E. (2017). "Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod and Monoplacophoran Families". Malacologia. 61 (1–2): 1–526. doi:10.4002/040.061.0201. ISSN   0076-2997.
  4. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Olivoidea Latreille, 1825". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-10-09.