CALYPTOLIVINAE, Kantor & Fedosov & Puillandre & Bonillo & Bouchet, 2017

Kantor, Yu. I., Fedosov, A. E., Puillandre, N., Bonillo, C. & Bouchet, P., 2017, Returning to the roots: morphology, molecular phylogeny and classification of the Olivoidea (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 180, pp. 493-541 : 528

SUBFAMILY CALYPTOLIVINAE SUBFAM. NOV.

Type genus: Calyptoliva Kantor & Bouchet, 2007

Diagnosis: Plication plate either smooth or with weak spiral plicae that extend to columella. Primary callus very thin, overlaying suture. Anterior band very thin, hardly discernible, very slightly raised above the shell cloak, uniform. Filament channel absent. Anterior mantle tentacle absent. Posterior mantle lobe moderately or well developed and without anterior mantle tentacle. Head with small, broadly spaced, dorso-ventrally compressed flaps; eyes present or absent. Operculum present. Radula with three teeth per transverse row; central tooth medium broad, tricuspid. Lateral teeth hook-shaped. Stomach with narrow and long posterior mixing area.