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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Olivinae

Olivancillaria auricularia (Lamarck, 1811)


Range: 26.5°S to 42°S; 64°W to 48.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 50  mm

Synonymy

Oliva vesica auct. non Gmelin, 1791
Oliva auricularia Lamarck, 1811
Lintricula auricularia (Lamarck, 1811) 
Claneophila auricularia (Lamarck, 1811) 
Oliva patula Sowerby I, 1825
Oliva claneophila auct. non Duclos, 1835
Lintricula claneophila auct. non Duclos, 1835

Details


Oliva auricularia Lamarck, 1811c, p. 323
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Brésil
Range: 26.5°S to 42°S; 64°W to 48.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul; Uruguay, Argentina: Rio Negro
References: Lange de Morretes (1949) NE; Terver (1996a) vM
Comments: Subspecies of O. vesica according to Sterba (2004).
Combining Genera:  Claneophila Lintricula

Oliva claneophila auct. non Duclos, 1835, 
[Not available]
Range: 28°S to 34°S; 53°W to 49°W
Distribution: Brazil: Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul
References: Lange de Morretes (1949) NSEW
Comments: Misidentification; a fossil from Chile, not a synonym of O. auricularia according to Klappenbach (1966).
Combining Genera:  Lintricula

Oliva patula Sowerby I, 1825, p. xxxiii
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Solander MS
Type Locality: the Brazils
Distribution: Brazil
References: Terver (1996a) s

Oliva vescica sic, 
[Not available]
References: Terver (1996a) s
Comments: Misspelling and misidentification of vesica by Marrat (1871).

Olivancillaria vescita sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misspelling by Wagner & Abbott (1978) and Terver (1996a) of vescica, which is a misspelling of vesica.

Oliva vesica auct. non Gmelin, 1791, 
[Not available]
References: Terver (1996a) s
Comments: Misidentification.


Partial List of References

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.]
Sowerby, G. B. 1825. A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville  [v] + 92 + xxxiv. G. B. Sowerby: London.

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