Olivancillaria
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| Apertural view of a shell of Olivancillaria vesica | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Olivancillaria d'Orbigny, 1839 |
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| Voluta oliva | |
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Olivancillaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Olivancillariinae of the family Olividae.[1]
Description
[edit]Animal: The head and tentacles are concealed. The mantle shows a large, thick, fleshy appendage behind. The foot is very voluminous, runcate posteriorly. The shield has very large and rounded side-lobes.
The operculum is distinct, half-ovate with an subapical nucleus.
Shell: The shell is smooth and oblong. The spire is short with the suture not canaliculated to the apex. The aperture is moderate. The columella shows two or three oblique plaits anteriorly, and has a large callosity posteriorly.[2]
Species
[edit]Species within the genus Olivancillaria include:
- Olivancillaria auricularia (Lamarck, 1811)
- Olivancillaria carcellesi Klappenbach, 1965[3]
- † Olivancillaria claneophila (Duclos, 1840)
- Olivancillaria contortuplicata (Reeve, 1850)[4]
- Olivancillaria deshayesiana (Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857)[5]
- Olivancillaria orbignyi (Marrat, 1868)
- Olivancillaria teaguei Klappenbach, 1964[6]
- Olivancillaria urceus (Röding, 1798)[7]
- Olivancillaria vesica (Gmelin, 1791)[8]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Olivancillaria brasiliana (Lamarck, 1811): synonym of Olivancillaria urceus (Röding, 1798)
- Olivancillaria buckuporum Thomé, 1966: synonym of Olivancillaria carcellesi Klappenbach, 1965
- Olivancillaria brasiliana (Lamarck, 1811): synonym of Olivancillaria urceus (Röding, 1798)
- Olivancillaria millepunctata (Duclos, 1840):[9] synonym of Olivella millepunctata (Duclos, 1835)
- Olivancillaria nana (Lamarck, 1811):[10] synonym of Olivella nana (Lamarck, 1811)
- Olivancillaria steeriae (Reeve, 1850):[11] synonym of Agaronia steeriae (Reeve, 1850)
- Olivancillaria uretai Klappenbach, 1965:[12] synonym of Olivancillaria orbignyi (Marrat, 1868)
- Olivancillaria zenopira (Duclos, 1835):[13] synonym of Olivella nana (Lamarck, 1811)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Olivancillaria d'Orbigny, 1839. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
- ^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
- ^ Olivancillaria carcellesi Klappenbach, 1965. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivancillaria contortuplicata (Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivancillaria deshayesiana (Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivancillaria teaguei Klappenbach, 1964. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivancillaria urceus (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivancillaria vesica (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivancillaria millepunctata (Duclos, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivancillaria nana (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivancillaria steeriae (Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivancillaria uretai Klappenbach, 1965. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Olivancillaria zenopira (Duclos, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
Further reading
[edit]- Teso V. & Pastorino G. (2011) A revision of the genus Olivancillaria (Mollusca: Olividae) from the southwestern Atlantic. Zootaxa 2889: 1–34.
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