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Oliva carolinensis (Conrad, 1863)

Oliva carolinensis
Oliva carolinensis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species: Oliva carolinensis (Conrad, 1863)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Caloosahatchee Formation [Uncommon]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Duplin Formation [Common]
Duplin / Raysor Formations [Questionable/rare]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Common]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy:

Previously listed as Americoliva carolinensis on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.

Synonymous with Dactylus carolinensis Conrad, 1862 (original combination) and Oliva carolinensis.

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks: n/a

References: n/a

Online resources: n/a

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 4, 2015. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.

This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.

Media

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Americoliva carolinensis from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (UF 185604).
Americoliva carolinensis from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (UF 185604).
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