Voluta niveaGmelin, 1791, p. 3442, [Martini, 1773, pl. 50, fig. 558] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: in mari hispanico Range: 35°N to 21.62°S; 92°W to 28.9°W Depth: 0 to 60 m (live 0 to 48 m) Maximum Reported Size: 34 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Georgia, Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Bermuda, Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico: Mona Island; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Mustique; Brazil: Maranhao, Ceara, Atol das Rocas, Fernando de Noronha, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Abrolhos Islands, Espirito Santo References: Abbott (1951) {M}; Olsson (1956) M; Warmke & Abbott (1961); García-Cubas (1982) {W}; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Leal (1991b) DdLSE; Hewitt (2005a)
Olivella nivea chiriquiensisOlsson, 1956, p. 173, pl. 11, fig. 4 [Synonym] Type Locality: Bocas del Toro, north coast of Panama Range: 17.7°N to 9.4°N; 82.3°W to 64.7°W Depth: 0 m Maximum Reported Size: 15.8 mm Distribution: Panama; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Olsson (1956) {N}SWM; Olsson & McGinty (1958) Dd; Usticke (1959) NE; Radwin (1969) {E}
Oliva cuneataMarrat, 1871, p. 31-32, pl. 349, fig. 383 [Synonym] Type Locality: West Indies Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm References: Marrat (1871) M; Wagner & Abbott (1978) s
Oliva eburneaLamarck, 1811c, p. 326, [Martini, 1773, pl. 50, fig. 557] [Synonym] Type Locality: Espagne [in error] Maximum Reported Size: 18 mm References: Lamarck (1811c) M; Olsson (1956) s
Oliva fulgidaReeve, 1850b, pl. 26, fig. 78a-b [Synonym] Type Locality: West Indies References: Wagner & Abbott (1978) s Combining Genera: Olivina
Olivella gracilis auct. non Broderip & Sowerby, 1829, [Not available] Range: 10.5°N ; 67°W Distribution: Venezuela: Vargas References: Higgins & Marrat (1877) NSEW Comments: Presumably a misidentification by Higgins & Marrat (1877) as Olivella gracilis (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) is Eastern Pacific; or possibly a Recent example of O. gracilis ternuculata Weisbord, 1962, described as a fossil from Venezuela. According to Weisbord (1962:379), O. nivea is the Western Atlantic analogue of O. gracilis.
Oliva inconspicua auct. non C. B. Adams, 1852, [Not available] References: Wagner & Abbott (1978) s Comments: Misidentification by Marrat (1871).
Olivella monilifera auct. non Reeve, 1850, [Not available] Comments: Misidentification by Olsson (1956).
Oliva (Olivella) parvulaMörch, 1852, p. 130 [Synonym] Attributed to: Martini; Marrat (1871) Type Locality: Unknown Range: 10.5°N ; 67°W Distribution: Venezuela: Vargas References: Higgins & Marrat (1877) NSEW; Olsson (1956) s
Porphyria turbinataRöding, 1798, p. 35, [Martini 1773, pl. 50, fig. 558] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: Wagner & Abbott (1978) s
Partial List of References
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae. Lamarck, [J. B.] 1811. Suite de la détermination des espčces de Mollusques Testacés. Tarričre. (Terebellum.) Ancillaire. (Ancillaria.) Olive. (Oliva.) Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 16 300-328. [Stated date: -- --- 1810; true date: -- --- 1811.] Marrat, F. P. 1871.Oliva, Bruguičre Thesaurus Conchyliorum 4 46 pp., pls. 342-350, 350[bis], 351 Mörch, O. A. L. 1852. Catalogus Conchyliorum quae Reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi. Fasciculus Primus [vi] + 170 pp. Hafniae. [Stated date: -- --- 1852; true date: pre 1 Oct.] Olsson, A. A. 1956. Studies in the genus Olivella Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 108 155-225, pls. 8-16. [Stated date: 03 Oct 1956.] Reeve, L. 1850. Monograph of the genus Oliva Conchologia Iconica 6 pls. 1-30 Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]
