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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Olivellinae

Olivella fundarugata Weisbord, 1962


Range: 10.9°N to 10.6°N; 64.2°W to 64.1°W
Depth: 11 to 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8  mm

Synonymy

Olivella fundarugata Weisbord, 1962
Olivella subfilifera Weisbord, 1962

Details


Olivella (Minioliva) fundarugata Weisbord, 1962, p. 385-386, pl. 35, figs. 1-8
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Mare formation near W-14, on hillside above west bank of Quebrada Mare Abajo, Venezuela
Range: 10.9°N to 10.6°N; 64.2°W to 64.1°W
Depth: 11 to 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: Sucre, Isla Margarita
References: Princz (1982a); Macsotay & Campos (2001) DdNSEWM
Comments: Described as a fossil; supposed recent specimens are twice as large as the fossils (Macsotay & Campos 2001).

Olivella (Minioliva) subfilifera Weisbord, 1962, p. 386-388, pl. 35, figs. 9-10
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mare formation near W-13, on hillside above west bank of Quebrada Mare Abajo, Venezuela
References: Macsotay & Campos (2001) s
Comments: Described as a fossil.


Partial List of References

Weisbord, N. E. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) 672 pp., 48 pls. [Stated date: 05 Mar 1962.]

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