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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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]

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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

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olivellinae</span> Subfamily of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Costellariidae</span> Family of sea snails

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Velutinidae</span> Family of gastropods

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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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bellolividae</span> Family of gastropods

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

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

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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. S2CID   91051256.
  4. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Olivoidea Latreille, 1825". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-10-09.