Americoliva

Americoliva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Subfamily: Olivinae
Genus: Americoliva
Petuch, 2013
Type species
Oliva (Americoliva)Petuch, 2013
Synonyms

Oliva (Americoliva) Petuch, 2013

Americoliva is a genus of sea snails in the family Olividae, the olives. It is sometimes considered a subgenus of Oliva. It is a sympatric genus of Vullietoliva.

Description

Members of Americoliva have long, well-developed hairline flammules on their filament channels.

Species

Americoliva contains the following species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Americoliva". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  2. 1 2 Petuch, Edward J.; Berschauer, David P. (2017). "Two New Genera of Olive Shells (Gastropoda: Olividae)". The Festivus. 49 (1): 54 – via ResearchGate.
  3. ↑ Neogene atlas of Ancient life of the Southeastern United States: Americoliva edwardsi