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Olivella mutica (Say, 1822)

Olivella mutica
Olivella mutica

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivella
Species: Olivella mutica (Say, 1822)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Miocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Acredale Formation
Anastasia Formation [Uncommon]
Fort Thompson Formation [Uncommon]
Neuse Formation [Questionable/rare]
Norfolk Formation [Uncommon]
Pamlico Formation [Uncommon]
Satilla Formation [Questionable/rare]
Socastee Formation [Questionable/rare]
Bermont Formation [Common]
Canepatch Formation [Uncommon]
Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Chowan River Formation [Uncommon]
James City Formation [Questionable/rare]
Nashua Formation [Common]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Waccamaw Formation (Upper)
Duplin Formation [Common]
Duplin / Raysor Formations [Uncommon]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Uncommon]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Yorktown Formation [Common]
Yorktown Formation (Sunken Meadow Member)
Pungo River Formation

Remarks

Common name: Variable dwarf olive.

Synonymy: n/a

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:

WoRMS record 159949

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on January 24, 2018. 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

Images

Olivella mutica from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70403).
Olivella mutica from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70403).
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Olivella mutica from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70496).
Olivella mutica from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70496).
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Olivella mutica from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70501-1).
Olivella mutica from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70501-1).
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Olivella mutica from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70501-2).
Olivella mutica from the Early Pleistocene James City Fm. of Beaufort County, North Carolina (PRI 70501-2).
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