Taxonomy > Olividae > Oliva
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Oliva porphyria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 624
- Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 182
- Tursch & Greifeneder (2001) Oliva shells – the genus Oliva and the species problem. - p. 419
- Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 146
- Sterba (2004) Olividae - A collectors Guide - p. 100
- Hunon et al. (2009) Olividae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). - p. 152
- Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 228
- Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 100
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Statistics
| Frequency | occasional
- 25 localities (12.69 %) |
| Sediment | 65 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment) |
Size and comments
The literature reports a maximum length of 135mm. Beach finds rarely exceed 100mm but are generally poorly preserved (first image). In places offered by fishermen and souvenir shops for sale (second image).
Images
Length 82.6mm.
Length 90.8mm.
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