Olividae
Original description(s):
"La coquille est cylindrico-ovalaire ou cylindrico-conique, avec la clavicule très distincte. L'un des lobes du manteau recouvre seul la coquille.". Emended to Olividae Latreille, 1825.
General description:
A neogastropod family of small to comparatively large predators and scavengers. The family dates back to the Late Cretaceous.
The following subfamilies are recognised (with thumbnails of the type species of the name-giving genera):
| Subfamily | Distribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Olivinae | Tropical Atlantic realm. Western Indo-Pacific realm. Central Indo-Pacific realm. Eastern Indo-Pacific realm. Temperate Northern Atlantic realm. Temperate Northern Pacific realm. Tropical Eastern Pacific realm. Temperate South America realm. | figure coming |
| Agaroniinae | Tropical Atlantic realm. Western Indo-Pacific realm. Central Indo-Pacific realm. Tropical Eastern Pacific realm. Temperate South America realm. | figure coming |
| Olivellinae | Tropical Atlantic realm. Western Indo-Pacific realm. Central Indo-Pacific realm. Eastern Indo-Pacific realm. Temperate Northern Atlantic realm. Temperate Northern Pacific realm. Tropical Eastern Pacific realm. Temperate South America realm. | figure coming |
| Calyptolivinae | Central Indo-Pacific realm | figure coming |