Porphyria porphyria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution: Temperate Northern Pacific realm, Warm Temperate Northeast Pacific province (Cortezian ecoregion) to Tropical Eastern Pacific realm, Tropical East Pacific province south to Panama). Galapagos province (Galapagos).

This is the largest extant olivid, with shells exceeding 110 mm in length. It is a valid species for all contemporaray authors.

RV 5877a. Mexico, Baja California Sur, La Paz. Scale bar is 1 cm.

RV 2514. Panama, Archipelago de las Perlas. Scale bar is 1 cm.