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Oliva or Olivella Gastropod
SITE LOCATION: Probably James City Formation; found Aurora, North Carolina, USA
TIME PERIOD: Lower Pleistocene (2.588 ± 0.005 and 0.781 ± 0.005 million years ago)
Data: *NOTE: The shell has some breakage, so the exact genus cannot be determined with certainty. Oliva is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae, the olive snails or olive shells. Olivella, common name the dwarf olives, is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives. Olivella is the type genus of the family.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Olividae or Olivellidae
Photo Information
- Taken with Canon Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
- Focal Length 6 mm
- Exposure Time 1/60
- f Aperture f/2.8
- ISO Speed 80
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