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Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791)
420113 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:420113)
accepted
Species
Ancilla nivea (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Oliva cuneata Marrat, 1871 · unaccepted
Oliva eburnea Lamarck, 1811 · unaccepted
Oliva parvula Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted
Oliva reevei Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857 · unaccepted
Voluta nivea Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Subspecies Olivella nivea chiriquiensis Olsson, 1956
- Subspecies Olivella nivea nivea (Gmelin, 1791)
marine
(of Voluta nivea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420113 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Voluta nivea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Oliva eburnea Lamarck, 1811) Lamarck [J.B.M.de]. (1811). Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés. Tarrière (<i>Terebellum</i>), Ancillaire (<i>Ancillaria</i>), Olive (<i>Oliva</i>). <em>Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 16: 300-328., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3547431
page(s): 526 [details]
original description (of Oliva parvula Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921 [details]
original description (of Oliva reevei Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857) Ducros de Saint Germain A. M. P. (1857). Revue critique du genre <i>Oliva</i> de Bruguières. 120 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13184 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Abbott, R. T. (1951). New deep-water Olivellas from Florida, with notes on the <i>O. jaspidea-nivea</i> complex. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(4): 110-116, pl. 7, figs. 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524377
page(s): 115-116, pl. 7, figs. 4a-b [details]
additional source Paulmier, G. (2015). Les Olivellidae (Neogastropoda) des Antilles françaises. Description de quatre nouvelles espèces. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 8: 3-23. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Oliva eburnea Lamarck, 1811) Lamarck [J.B.M.de]. (1811). Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés. Tarrière (<i>Terebellum</i>), Ancillaire (<i>Ancillaria</i>), Olive (<i>Oliva</i>). <em>Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 16: 300-328., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3547431
page(s): 526 [details]
original description (of Oliva parvula Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921 [details]
original description (of Oliva reevei Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857) Ducros de Saint Germain A. M. P. (1857). Revue critique du genre <i>Oliva</i> de Bruguières. 120 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13184 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Abbott, R. T. (1951). New deep-water Olivellas from Florida, with notes on the <i>O. jaspidea-nivea</i> complex. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(4): 110-116, pl. 7, figs. 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524377
page(s): 115-116, pl. 7, figs. 4a-b [details]
additional source Paulmier, G. (2015). Les Olivellidae (Neogastropoda) des Antilles françaises. Description de quatre nouvelles espèces. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 8: 3-23. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Conchology (Olivella nivea cf.)
To Conchology (Olivella nivea DARK)
To Conchology (Olivella nivea)
To Malacopics (Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791) Brazil, Espírito Santo, Guarapari, at LWST, on sand, collected 1988-03-00, ex coll. H.H.M. Vermeij .)
To Malacopics (Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791) Brazil, Pernambuco, Stamarocea, on sand in shallow water, collected July 1984, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791) United States, Florida, Florida Keys, Little Duck Key, ex coll. H.H.M. Vermeij .)
To ITIS
To Conchology (Olivella nivea DARK)
To Conchology (Olivella nivea)
To Malacopics (Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791) Brazil, Espírito Santo, Guarapari, at LWST, on sand, collected 1988-03-00, ex coll. H.H.M. Vermeij .)
To Malacopics (Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791) Brazil, Pernambuco, Stamarocea, on sand in shallow water, collected July 1984, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791) United States, Florida, Florida Keys, Little Duck Key, ex coll. H.H.M. Vermeij .)
To ITIS
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.jpg "To Malacopics (Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791) Brazil, Pernambuco, Stamarocea, on sand in shallow water, collected July 1984, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)")
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