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WoRMS taxon details

Oliva polita Marrat, 1867

To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva polita Marrat, 1867; Syntype(s) (figured); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [536])

AphiaID

448140 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:448140)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Oliva Bruguière, 1789

Original name

Oliva polita Marrat, 1867

Synonymised names

Oliva (Acutoliva) marquesana Petuch & Sargent, 1986 · unaccepted

Oliva (Acutoliva) polita Marrat, 1867 · alternative representation

Environment

marine

Original description

Marrat, F. P. (1867). On some new species of Oliva, and a new Trivia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Ser. 3, 20: 213-215., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222685
page(s): 213-214 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Oliva polita Marrat, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=448140 on 2026-06-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-01-20 10:24:07Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2017-06-20 00:46:59Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Marrat, F. P. (1867). On some new species of Oliva, and a new Trivia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Ser. 3, 20: 213-215., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222685
page(s): 213-214 [details]

original description (of Oliva (Acutoliva) marquesana Petuch & Sargent, 1986) Petuch, E. J. & Sargent, D. M. (1986). Atlas of the Living Olive Shells of the World. xv + 253 pp, 39 pls. [September 1981].
page(s): 63, pl. 2 figs 3-6 [details]