Species Oliva elegans Lamarck, 1811

Museums

Regional Maps

• Oliva elegans 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 [312].
• Oliva zigzag Perry, G. 1811. Conchology, or the natural history of shells containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings, executed from the natural specimens and including the latest discoveries. London : W. Miller 4 pp., 62 pls. [pl.41, fig.4].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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. [234] (see reference for additional synonyms)

 

Generic Combinations

• Oliva (Viduoliva) elegans Lamarck, 1811. —
  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. [234]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Western Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, 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. [234-235, text figs]

Sterba, G.H.W. 2004. Olividae: a collectors guide (Mollusca, Neogastropoda). Hackenheim : ConchBooks 172 pp. [44-45, figs 7-21]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	OLIVOIDEA	19-Jan-2012	ADDED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)