Olivoidea | |
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Live Felicioliva kaleontina | |
A growth series of three shells of the lettered olive, in the family Olividae | |
Scientific classification | |
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 a clade 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.
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.
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 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, 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 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.
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.
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 is a superfamily of Recent and fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the order Neogastropoda.
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.
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