Olivoidea | |
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Live Felicioliva kaleontina | |
A growth series of three shells of the lettered olive, in the family Olividae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
According to the Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod Families (2017), [3] the superfamily Olivoidea has five families: [3] [4]
Neogastropoda is an order of sea snails, both freshwater and marine gastropod 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 is a taxonomic superfamily of very small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
Amalda is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and allies.
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, are a subfamily of small predatory sea snails with smooth, shiny, elongated oval-shaped shells, in the family Olividae. The shells sometimes show muted but attractive colors, and may have some patterning.
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 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.
Turrancilla sibuetae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.
Olivella exilis 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.
Eburna 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.
Triumphis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae, with historically controversial affinities. It is found in the tropical eastern Pacific.
Mitroidea is a superfamily of Recent and fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the order Neogastropoda.
The Ancillariidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Olivoidea. They are gastropods, which belong to the larger group of mollusks. This family is part of the superfamily Cypraeoidea, which includes cowries, a well-known group of sea snails.
The Bellolividae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Olivoidea.
The Benthobiidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Olivoidea.
Turbinelloidea is a superfamily of sea snails in the order Neogastropoda. It comprises the following families:
Olivellopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Bellolividae.