WoRMS name details
Olivella baetica P. P. Carpenter, 1864
448188 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:448188)
unaccepted
Species
Olivella anazora var. porteri Dall, 1910 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Olivella boetica [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling due to incorrect...)
misspelling due to incorrect reading of "æ" in italic font, resembling "œ" in Carpenter's paper.
marine
Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651
page(s): 537, 541, 590, 661; note: described p. 661 as "Narrow, dull, thin"; treated as nomen nudum by Powell II et al. (2020) [details]
page(s): 537, 541, 590, 661; note: described p. 661 as "Narrow, dull, thin"; treated as nomen nudum by Powell II et al. (2020) [details]
Distribution Alaska to California
Distribution Alaska to California [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Olivella baetica P. P. Carpenter, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=448188 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651
page(s): 537, 541, 590, 661; note: described p. 661 as "Narrow, dull, thin"; treated as nomen nudum by Powell II et al. (2020) [details]
page(s): 537, 541, 590, 661; note: described p. 661 as "Narrow, dull, thin"; treated as nomen nudum by Powell II et al. (2020) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Powell II, C. L.; Vervaet, F.; Berschauer, D. (2020). A taxonomic review of California Holocene <i>Callianax</i> (Olivellidae:Gastropoda:Mollusca) based on shell characters. <em>The Festivus.</em> Supplement - special issue, 1-38. [details] Available for editors
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redescription Marrat, F. P. (1870-1871). Monograph of the genus <i>Oliva</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (29-30): 1-46 [1871], pl. 1-14 (328bis–341) [1870], 15-25 (342-351) [1871]. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936930
page(s): 35, pl. 24 (350) fig. 409; note: not fig. 410 which represents Callianax strigata (Reeve, 1850) according to Powell II et al. (2020) [details]

redescription Marrat, F. P. (1870-1871). Monograph of the genus <i>Oliva</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (29-30): 1-46 [1871], pl. 1-14 (328bis–341) [1870], 15-25 (342-351) [1871]. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936930
page(s): 35, pl. 24 (350) fig. 409; note: not fig. 410 which represents Callianax strigata (Reeve, 1850) according to Powell II et al. (2020) [details]





Unreviewed
Distribution Alaska to California [details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Conchology (Olivella baetica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Olivella baetica)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Olivella baetica P. P. Carpenter, 1864 United States, California, Orange Co., Newpo...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Conchology (Olivella baetica)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Olivella baetica)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Olivella baetica P. P. Carpenter, 1864 United States, California, Orange Co., Newpo...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS