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Olivella mathewsonii

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8972192https://www.gbif.org/species/8972192
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)383412https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=383412
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Olivella : Olivella mathewsonii
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Olivella : Olivella mathewsonii
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassProsobranchiaMilne-Edwards 1848
superorderCaenogastropodaCox 1959
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyOlivoidea
familyOlividaeLatreille 1825
genusOlivellaSwainson 1831
speciesOlivella mathewsoniiGabb
Generic NameOlivella
Scientific NameOlivella mathewsonii Gabb
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Olivella mathewsoniispeciesbelongs to Olivellastated with evidenceGabb, 1864
Olivella mathewsoniispeciesbelongs to Olivellastated without evidenceSquires, 1984
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Last Recorded Appearance41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Olividae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Olividae)
Taphonomyintermediate (based on Olivella)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Olivella mathewsonii mathewsonii
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Olivella mathewsonii umpquaensis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1864Olivella mathewsonii Gabb p. 100 figs. pl. 18, fig. 53
1984Olivella mathewsonii Squires p. 34 figs. Figure 8o
1987Olivella mathewsonii Squires p. 42 fig. 61
1988Olivella mathewsonii Squires p. 16 fig. 35
1992Olivella mathewsonii Squires and Demetrion p. 33

References

Gabb W. M. Description of the Cretaceous fossils, Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1, 57-217
Squires R. L. (1984) Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350, 1-76
Squires R. L. (1987) Eocene molluscan paleontology of the Whitaker Peak area, Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 388, 1-93
Squires R. L. (1988) Eocene Macropaleontology of Northern Lockwood Valley, Ventura County, California, Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 398, 1-23
Squires R. L., Demetrion R. A. (1992) Paleontology of the Eocene Bateque Formation, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 434, 1-55
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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