Olivella Swainson, 1831

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Nomenclature

Family: Olividae

Subfamily: Olivellinae

Genus:

Olivella Swainson, 1831

Usage:

valid

Reference:

Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, (2)2 text of plate 2 (58)

Synonyms: 2

Media

Type figure (holotype) Olivella dodona Olsson & Harbison, 1953. Pliocene. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Type figure (holotype) Olivella dodona Olsson & Harbison, 1953. Pliocene. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

NMR 44074. Mexico, Baja California Norte, Bahia de Los Angeles

NMR 44074. Mexico, Baja California Norte, Bahia de Los Angeles

Type figure of Oliva purpurata Swainson, 1831. Recent. No locality given.

Type figure of Oliva purpurata Swainson, 1831. Recent. No locality given.

SUMMARY

Formerly, the genus has been divided into a number of subgenera mainly based on Olsson's (1956) work. All of these are here teated as full genera.