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Olivellopsis simplex (Pease, 1867)
Nomenclature
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Family: BellolividaeGenus: Olivellopsis
Species:
Olivellopsis simplex (Pease, 1867)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Descriptions of sixty-five new species of marine gasteropodae, inhabiting Polynesia 281-282, Pl. 23 fig. 24
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Synonyms: 1
SUMMARY
Distribution: Western Indo-Pacific realm. Western Indian Ocean province (Réunion). Central Indo-Pacific realm. Tropical Southwestern Pacific province (Tonga, Vanuatu, New Caledonia). Tropical Northwestern Pacific province. Eastern Indo-Pacific realm. Central Polynesia province. Southeast Polynesia province (Tuamotus). Marshall, Gilbert, and Ellis Islands province (Kwajalein). Funafuti. Guam. Samoa. Ladd (1977: 58, Pl. 18 fig 19) documented the species from a drill hole (Holocene to Early Miocene) at Eniwetok, Pacific.
RV 6319. Réunion, Boucan Canot; dredged, depth 30-40 m. Scale bar is 5 mm.