Species Oliva caerulea (Röding, 1798)
Episcopal Olive, Purple Mouthed Olive
- Porphyria caerulea Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [33, sp. no.392].
- Oliva episcopalis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1810. Suite de la détermination des espêces de mollusques testacés. Continuation du genre Porcellaine et des genres Ovula, Tarrière, Ancillaire, et Olive. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 16: 89-114, 195-222, 300-328 [313, sp. no.12].
- Oliva lugubris Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1810. Suite de la détermination des espêces de mollusques testacés. Continuation du genre Porcellaine et des genres Ovula, Tarrière, Ancillaire, et Olive. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 16: 89-114, 195-222, 300-328 [317, sp.no.25].
- Oliva philippinensis Bartsch, P. 1918. New marine mollusks from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 31: 181-188 [181].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 219048, Bancalan Island, Balabac Island. - Oliva (Miniaceoliva) caerulea ponderi Petuch, E.J. & Sargent, D.M. 1986. Atlas of the Living Olive Shells of the World. Fort Lauderville, Virginia : Coastal Education and Research Foundation 253 pp. [89, pl.38, figs 1,2].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.153542 dry, on sand flats, low tide, Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia [20°18'0'S,118°34'58.8'E].
Generic Combinations
- Oliva (Miniaceoliva) caerulea (Röding, 1798). —
Hunon, C., Hoarau, A. & Robin, A. 2009. Olividae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). A complete survey of Recent species of the genus Oliva. Paris, France : Xenophora 256 pp. [94]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-West Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, sand, subtidal.
General References
Hunon, C., Hoarau, A. & Robin, A. 2009. Olividae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). A complete survey of Recent species of the genus Oliva. Paris, France : Xenophora 256 pp. [94-95, text figs]
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, 391 pp. [324] (as Oliva episcopalis)
Sterba, G.H.W. 2004. Olividae: a collectors guide (Mollusca, Neogastropoda). Hackenheim : ConchBooks 172 pp. [61-61, pl. 17, figs 1-22]
Tursch, B. & Greifeneder, D. 2001. Oliva Shells. The genus Oliva and the species problem. Italy : L Informatore Piceno 570 pp. [373, 374, 437]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [133, pl. 28, fig. 10a-c]
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [106, pl. 69, figs 6-6a]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [172, pl. 20, fig. 6] (Episcopal Olive)
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [219] (Purple Mouthed Olive)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | OLIVOIDEA | 18-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 28-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |