MolluscaBase - Olivella biplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)

WoRMS name details

Olivella biplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)

AphiaID

211104 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211104)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Callianax biplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)

Rank

Species

Parent

Olivella Swainson, 1831

Original name

Oliva biplicata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825

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Subspecies Olivella biplicata lapillus Vanatta, 1915 accepted as Callianax biplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Olivella biplicata var. fucana T. S. Oldroyd, 1921 accepted as Callianax biplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Olivella biplicata var. parva T. S. Oldroyd, 1921 accepted as Callianax biplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Oliva biplicata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 87; Appendix: xxxiii [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution Vancouver Island to Baja California

Distribution Vancouver Island to Baja California [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Olivella biplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211104 on 2025-04-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1998-05-26 07:50:32Z

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Fondo, Esther

2010-01-20 10:24:07Z

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Tran, Bastien

2011-09-30 01:19:41Z

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Rosenberg, Gary

2020-03-16 10:30:30Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2022-08-20 23:57:40Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Oliva biplicata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 87; Appendix: xxxiii [details]

basis of record Baily, J. L., Jr. (1935). The first Pacific conchologist. The Nautilus. 48(3): 73-75., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520908 [details]

Other

additional source Gifford, D. S. & Gifford, E. W. (1941). Color variation in Olivella biplicata. The Nautilus. 55(1): 10-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519907 [details]

additional source Gifford, D. S. & Gifford, E. W. (1941). More "corded" olive shells. The Nautilus. 55(2): 66., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519971 [details]

additional source Gifford, D. S. & Gifford, E. W. (1942). Color variation in Olivella biplicata in various localities. The Nautilus. 56(2): 43-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520146 [details]

additional source Gifford, D. S. & Gifford, E. W. (1944). Californian Olivellas. The Nautilus. 57(3): 73-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515531
page(s): 73-76 [details]