Olive Snail - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Olividae consists of three subfamilies:

  • Olivinae Latreille, 1825 - synonyms: Dactylidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (inv.); Agaroniinae Olsson, 1956; Olivancillariidae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
  • Ancillariinae Swainson, 1840 - synonym: Ancillinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • † Vanpalmeriinae Adegoke, 1977

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