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Americoliva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Subfamily: Olivinae
Genus: Americoliva
Petuch, 2013[1]
Synonyms[1]

Oliva (Americoliva) Petuch, 2013

Americoliva is a genus of sea snails in the family Olividae, the olives.[1] It is sometimes considered a subgenus of Oliva.[1] It is a sympatric genus of Vullietoliva.[2]

Description

Members of Americoliva have long, well-developed hairline flammules on their filament channels.[2]

Species

Americoliva contains the following species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Americoliva". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  2. ^ a b Petuch, Edward J.; Berschauer, David P. (2017). "Two New Genera of Olive Shells (Gastropoda: Olividae)" (PDF). The Festivus. 49 (1): 54 – via ResearchGate.
  • Petuch & Berschauer (2019), A Review of the Carolinean Province Americoliva nivosa Complex (Gastropoda: Olividae) with the Description of a New Subspecies; The Festivus 51 (4), 2019