WoRMS taxon details
Eratopsis olivaria (Melvill, 1899)
877618 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:877618)
accepted
Species
Erato olivaria Melvill, 1899 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Proterato olivaria (Melvill, 1899) · unaccepted
marine
(of Erato olivaria Melvill, 1899) Melvill, J. C. (1899). Notes on the Mollusca of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman, mostly dredged by Mr. F. W. Townsend, with descriptions of twenty-seven species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 7, 4(20): 81-101, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208812
page(s): 91, pl. 1, fig. 9 [details]
page(s): 91, pl. 1, fig. 9 [details]
Type locality contained in Karachi Coast
type locality contained in Karachi Coast [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eratopsis olivaria (Melvill, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877618 on 2025-03-29
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(of Erato olivaria Melvill, 1899) Melvill, J. C. (1899). Notes on the Mollusca of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman, mostly dredged by Mr. F. W. Townsend, with descriptions of twenty-seven species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 7, 4(20): 81-101, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208812
page(s): 91, pl. 1, fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Fehse, D. (2016). Contributions to the knowledge of the Eratoidae. XI. New species in the genus <i>Hespererato</i> F.A. Schilder, 1925. <em>Neptunea.</em> 14 (1): 30-36., available online at https://neptuneaorg.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/np14-1-tekst.pdf [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 91, pl. 1, fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Fehse, D. (2016). Contributions to the knowledge of the Eratoidae. XI. New species in the genus <i>Hespererato</i> F.A. Schilder, 1925. <em>Neptunea.</em> 14 (1): 30-36., available online at https://neptuneaorg.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/np14-1-tekst.pdf [details] Available for editors

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additional source
Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 84, fig. 305 [details]
page(s): 84, fig. 305 [details]




