Lindoliva diegelae
Landau (2010: 149) stated: "Petuch (1988) described three species within the genus Lindoliva, all sympatric in the Lower Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Formation Griffin Brother Pit assemblage. The differences between the three species are based on shell size, width of the last whorl and height of the spire, all within the narrow constraints of the generic description. We have examined a relatively large number of specimens from the Griffin Brother Pit (BL coll.) and in our opinion these three taxa represent different growth stages of a single species. The shell profile has been shown to alter with ontogeny in some olivids, which demonstrates an allometric growth pattern (Tursch, 1997; Tursch & Greifeneder, 2001). In olivid shells the height of the spire and the position and shape of the shoulder can change, and a thickened outer lip cannot be taken as an adult characteristic, as specimens can possess a thick lip long before reaching maximum size (Tursch & Greifeneder, 2001). This allometric growth pattern can even be inconstant within some species (Tursch et al., 1999). As first revisers (ICNZ, Art. 24.2), we choose the name L. diegelae over L. spengeri and L. griffini as the valid name for this spectacular Florida species.".