Olivoidea


Olivoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of minute to medium-large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.

Taxonomy

According to the Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod Families, the superfamily Olivoidea has five families:
;Synonyms:
  • Family Dactylidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Olivinae Latreille, 1825
  • Subfamily Dipsaccinae P. Fischer, 1884: synonym of Ancillariidae Swainson, 1840
  • Family Olivancillariidae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975: synonym of Olivancillariinae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
  • Family Olivellidae Troschel, 1869: synonym of Olivellinae Troschel, 1869
  • Subfamily † Vanpalmeriinae Adegoke, 1977: synonym of Ancillariidae Swainson, 1840
  • Family Zemiridae Iredale, 1924: synonym of Pseudolividae de Gregorio, 1880