WoRMS name details
Oliva anazora var. porteri Dall, 1910
1474062 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1474062)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Dall, W. H. (1910). New species of West American shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 23(11): 133-136., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5314603
page(s): 133; note: as Olivella (anazora Ducl. var.?) porteri [details]
page(s): 133; note: as Olivella (anazora Ducl. var.?) porteri [details]
Type locality contained in USA
, Note From sandbars near the entrance to San Diego...
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality From sandbars near the entrance to San Diego Harbor, California [details]
Etymology Named for Captain George Porter who collected mollusks in the Gulf of California. It is supposed he lost his life on...
Etymology Named for Captain George Porter who collected mollusks in the Gulf of California. It is supposed he lost his life on Tiburon Island while on a collecting trip. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Oliva anazora var. porteri Dall, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1474062 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Dall, W. H. (1910). New species of West American shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 23(11): 133-136., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5314603
page(s): 133; note: as Olivella (anazora Ducl. var.?) porteri [details]
page(s): 133; note: as Olivella (anazora Ducl. var.?) porteri [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Captain George Porter who collected mollusks in the Gulf of California. It is supposed he lost his life on Tiburon Island while on a collecting trip. [details]Type locality From sandbars near the entrance to San Diego Harbor, California [details]
