Range: 29°N to 4°S; 90.5°W to 38.5°W Depth: 8 to 66 m Maximum Reported Size: 47 mm
Synonymy
Oliva scripta Lamarck, 1811 Strephona scripta (Lamarck, 1811) Oliva caribaeensis Dall & Simpson, 1901 Oliva trujilloi Clench, 1938 Oliva venezuelana Petuch & Sargent, 1986
Details
Oliva scriptaLamarck, 1811c, p. 315-316, [Encyc. Meth. pl. 362, fig. 4] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 22°N to 4°S; 90.5°W to 38.5°W Depth: 8 to 66 m Maximum Reported Size: 47 mm Distribution: Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Honduras, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela; Cuba: Holguin, Santiago de Cuba; Haiti, Brazil: Amapa, Ceara References: Lamarck (1811c) M; Rios (1975) D; Fernández Milera (1998) Comments: Size of 55 mm listed by Sterba (2003) needs confirmation. Combining Genera: Strephona
Oliva caribaeensisDall & Simpson, 1901, p. 391, pl. 56, fig. 9 [Synonym] Type Locality: Mayaguez Harbor, Porto Rico Range: 29°N to 9.4°N; 88.5°W to 63.5°W Depth: 35 to 60 m Maximum Reported Size: 32 mm Distribution: USA: Louisiana; Panama, Venezuela: Isla Margarita; Puerto Rico References: Parker (1956) NW; Radwin (1969) S{W}; Princz (1978b); Macsotay & Campos (2001) DdE
Oliva trujilloiClench, 1938a, p. 111-112, pl. 9, figs. 3-5 [Synonym] Type Locality: Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, 5 fathoms Range: 20°N to 18°N; 76°W to 66.5°W Depth: 9 m Maximum Reported Size: 40.4 mm Distribution: Cuba: Santiago de Cuba; Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico References: Clench (1938a) DdNSEWM
Oliva (Cariboliva) scripta venezuelanaPetuch & Sargent, 1986, p. 71, pl. 4, figs. 20-21, text-fig. 12 [Synonym] Type Locality: Off Punto Fijo, Paraguana Peninsula, Gulf of Venezuela, 30 m Range: 12.4°N to 10.5°N; 72°W to 64°W Depth: 30 m Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela: Isla Margarita References: Petuch & Sargent (1986) DNSEWM; Hunon, Hoarau & Robin (2009) s
Partial List of References
Clench, W. J. 1938. A new species of Oliva from Santo Domingo, with notes on other marine forms Nautilus 51 109-114, pl. 9. [Stated date: -- Apr 1938.] Dall, W. H. and C. T. Simpson. 1901. The Mollusca of Porto Rico U. S. Fisheries Commission Bulletin 20 351-524, pls. 53-58. Lamarck, [J. B.] 1811. Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques Testacés. Tarrière. (Terebellum.) Ancillaire. (Ancillaria.) Olive. (Oliva.) Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 16 300-328. [Stated date: -- --- 1810; true date: -- --- 1811.] Petuch, E. J. and D. M. Sargent. 1986. Atlas of the Living Olive Shells of the World xv + 253 pp., 39 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia.
