Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Olivellinae

Olivella lactea (Marrat, 1871)

Range: 34°N to 11°N; 82.8°W to 64.9°W
Depth: 0 to 40 m
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm

Synonymy

Oliva lactea Marrat, 1871
Olivella adelae Olsson, 1956

Details

Oliva lactea Marrat, 1871, p. 30-31, pl. 349, fig. 376
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Edgemont Bay
Range: 28°N to 11°N; 81°W to 74.5°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida; Colombia
References: Marrat (1871) M; Kaicher (1987c: 4999, 5040); Díaz & Puyana (1994) SE

Olivela adelae Olsson, 1956, p. 173-174, pl. 10, figs. 8-8a; pl. 16, figs. 9-9a
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bradenton Beach, Florida
Range: 34°N to 12°N; 82.8°W to 64.9°W
Depth: 0 to 40 m
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Cuba: North Havana Province; Virgin Islands: St. Croix
References: Olsson (1956) W; Usticke (1959) E; Porter (1974) DN; Sarasúa & Espinosa (1984); Kaicher (1987c) s; Sterba (2004)

Partial List of References

Marrat, F. P. 1871. Oliva, Bruguière Thesaurus Conchyliorum 4 46 pp., pls. 342-350, 350[bis], 351
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.]

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