WoRMS taxon details
Oliva spicata spicata (Röding, 1798)
![To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva brunnea Marrat, 1870; Lectotype; LIVCM.17.6.1875 [414])](https://gbmolluscatypes.ac.uk/biosyb_images/images/0022000_0023999/web/thumbnails/0022174.jpg "To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva brunnea Marrat, 1870; Lectotype; LIVCM.17.6.1875 [414])")
465643 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:465643)
accepted
Subspecies
Oliva araneosa Lamarck, 1811 · unaccepted
Oliva brunnea Marrat, 1871 · unaccepted
Oliva cumingii Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted
Oliva fuscata Marrat, 1870 · unaccepted
Oliva intertincta P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · unaccepted
Oliva ionopsis S. S. Berry, 1969 · unaccepted
Oliva ligneola Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted
Oliva melchersi Menke, 1851 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Oliva punctata Marrat, 1871 · unaccepted
Oliva rejecta J. Q. Burch & R. L. Burch, 1962 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Oliva spicata var. hemphilli C. W. Johnson, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Oliva spicata var. perfecta C. W. Johnson, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Oliva subangulata corteziana Petuch & Sargent, 1986 · unaccepted
Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Porphyria arachnoidea Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
marine
(of Porphyria spicata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 35, species 423 [details]
page(s): 35, species 423 [details]
Distribution Gulf of California to Peru
Distribution Gulf of California to Peru [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Oliva spicata spicata (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465643 on 2026-06-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867) Marrat, F. P. (1867). On some new species of <i>Oliva</i>, and a new <i>Trivia</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Ser. 3, 20: 213-215., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222685 [details]
original description (of Oliva fuscata Marrat, 1870) 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 [details]
original description (of Oliva ionopsis S. S. Berry, 1969) Berry, S. S. (1969). Notices of new Eastern Pacific Mollusca.-VIII. <em>Leaflets in Malacology.</em> 1: 159-166. [details]
original description (of Oliva brunnea Marrat, 1871) 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 [details]
original description (of Oliva rejecta J. Q. Burch & R. L. Burch, 1962) Burch, J. Q. & Burch, R. L. (1962). New species of <i>Oliva</i> from West Mexico. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 75(4): 165-166, pl. 17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8283097
page(s): 166, pl. 17, left figs. [details]
original description (of Porphyria spicata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 35, species 423 [details]
original description (of Oliva araneosa 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 [details]
original description (of Oliva melchersi Menke, 1851) Menke, C. T. (1851). Conchylien von Mazatlan mit kritischen Anmerkungen. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 7(11): 161-173 ["1850"; 30 April 1851]; 7(12): 177-190 ["1850"; 30 April 1851]; 8(2): 17-25 [30 June 1851]; 8(3): 33-38 [15 July 1851]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300461 [details]
original description (of Oliva intertincta P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252 [details]
original description (of Oliva spicata var. hemphilli C. W. Johnson, 1911) Johnson, C. W. (1911). Some notes on the Olividae III. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(11): 121-124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760932 [details]
original description (of Oliva cumingii Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Oliva</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-30 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, November, 1850; pl. 2-9, August 1850; pl. 11-18, September 1850; pl. 19-26, October 1850; pl. 27-30, November 1850]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142240 [details]
original description (of Oliva punctata Marrat, 1871) 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 [details]
original description (of Porphyria arachnoidea Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Oliva spicata var. perfecta C. W. Johnson, 1911) Johnson, C. W. (1911). Some notes on the Olividae III. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(11): 121-124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760932 [details]
original description (of Oliva ligneola Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Oliva</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-30 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, November, 1850; pl. 2-9, August 1850; pl. 11-18, September 1850; pl. 19-26, October 1850; pl. 27-30, November 1850]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142240 [details]
original description (of Oliva (Strephona) subangulata corteziana Petuch & Sargent, 1986) Petuch, E. J. & Sargent, D. M. (1986). <i>Atlas of the Living Olive Shells of the World</i>. xv + 253 pp, 39 pls. [September 1981].
page(s): p. 150-151, pl. 29, figs 7-10. [details]
original description (of Oliva fuscata Marrat, 1870) 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 [details]
original description (of Oliva ionopsis S. S. Berry, 1969) Berry, S. S. (1969). Notices of new Eastern Pacific Mollusca.-VIII. <em>Leaflets in Malacology.</em> 1: 159-166. [details]
original description (of Oliva brunnea Marrat, 1871) 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 [details]
original description (of Oliva rejecta J. Q. Burch & R. L. Burch, 1962) Burch, J. Q. & Burch, R. L. (1962). New species of <i>Oliva</i> from West Mexico. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 75(4): 165-166, pl. 17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8283097
page(s): 166, pl. 17, left figs. [details]
original description (of Porphyria spicata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 35, species 423 [details]
original description (of Oliva araneosa 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 [details]
original description (of Oliva melchersi Menke, 1851) Menke, C. T. (1851). Conchylien von Mazatlan mit kritischen Anmerkungen. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 7(11): 161-173 ["1850"; 30 April 1851]; 7(12): 177-190 ["1850"; 30 April 1851]; 8(2): 17-25 [30 June 1851]; 8(3): 33-38 [15 July 1851]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300461 [details]
original description (of Oliva intertincta P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252 [details]
original description (of Oliva spicata var. hemphilli C. W. Johnson, 1911) Johnson, C. W. (1911). Some notes on the Olividae III. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(11): 121-124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760932 [details]
original description (of Oliva cumingii Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Oliva</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-30 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, November, 1850; pl. 2-9, August 1850; pl. 11-18, September 1850; pl. 19-26, October 1850; pl. 27-30, November 1850]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142240 [details]
original description (of Oliva punctata Marrat, 1871) 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 [details]
original description (of Porphyria arachnoidea Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Oliva spicata var. perfecta C. W. Johnson, 1911) Johnson, C. W. (1911). Some notes on the Olividae III. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(11): 121-124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760932 [details]
original description (of Oliva ligneola Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Oliva</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-30 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, November, 1850; pl. 2-9, August 1850; pl. 11-18, September 1850; pl. 19-26, October 1850; pl. 27-30, November 1850]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142240 [details]
original description (of Oliva (Strephona) subangulata corteziana Petuch & Sargent, 1986) Petuch, E. J. & Sargent, D. M. (1986). <i>Atlas of the Living Olive Shells of the World</i>. xv + 253 pp, 39 pls. [September 1981].
page(s): p. 150-151, pl. 29, figs 7-10. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Gulf of California to Peru [details]
To Conchology (Oliva spicata spicata)
To Conchology (Oliva violacea) (from synonym Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867)
To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva brunnea Marrat, 1870; Lectotype; LIVCM.17.6.1875 [414]) (from synonym Oliva brunnea Marrat, 1871)
To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva fuscata Marrat, 1870; Syntype(s) (figured); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [459]) (from synonym Oliva fuscata Marrat, 1870)
To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva punctata Marrat, 1870; Syntype(s) (figured); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [546]) (from synonym Oliva punctata Marrat, 1871)
To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867; Lectotype (possible); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [585]) (from synonym Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867)
To Malacopics (Oliva rejecta J.Q.Burch & R.L.Burch,1962 PARATYPE Mexico, Baja California Sur, La Pa...
To Malacopics (Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867 Mexico, West Mexico, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.) (from synonym Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Oliva (Strephona) subangulata corteziana Holotype USNM 841457) (from synonym Oliva subangulata corteziana Petuch & Sargent, 1986)
To Conchology (Oliva violacea) (from synonym Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867)
To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva brunnea Marrat, 1870; Lectotype; LIVCM.17.6.1875 [414]) (from synonym Oliva brunnea Marrat, 1871)
To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva fuscata Marrat, 1870; Syntype(s) (figured); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [459]) (from synonym Oliva fuscata Marrat, 1870)
To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva punctata Marrat, 1870; Syntype(s) (figured); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [546]) (from synonym Oliva punctata Marrat, 1871)
To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867; Lectotype (possible); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [585]) (from synonym Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867)
To Malacopics (Oliva rejecta J.Q.Burch & R.L.Burch,1962 PARATYPE Mexico, Baja California Sur, La Pa...
To Malacopics (Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867 Mexico, West Mexico, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.) (from synonym Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Oliva (Strephona) subangulata corteziana Holotype USNM 841457) (from synonym Oliva subangulata corteziana Petuch & Sargent, 1986)
![To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva fuscata Marrat, 1870; Syntype(s) (figured); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [459])](https://gbmolluscatypes.ac.uk/biosyb_images/images/0022000_0023999/web/thumbnails/0022166.jpg "To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva fuscata Marrat, 1870; Syntype(s) (figured); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [459])")
![To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva punctata Marrat, 1870; Syntype(s) (figured); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [546])](https://gbmolluscatypes.ac.uk/biosyb_images/images/0022000_0023999/web/thumbnails/0022114.jpg "To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva punctata Marrat, 1870; Syntype(s) (figured); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [546])")
![To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867; Lectotype (possible); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [585])](https://gbmolluscatypes.ac.uk/biosyb_images/images/0022000_0023999/web/thumbnails/0022130.jpg "To GB Mollusca Types (Oliva violacea Marrat, 1867; Lectotype (possible); LIVCM.17.6.1875 [585])")
