Neocylindrus tesselata [(Lamarck, 1811) ]

Neocylindrus tesselata

General description:

Distribution: Central Indo-Pacific realm. Western Coral Triangle province. Eastern Philippines ecoregion (Philippines). Sulawesi Sea/Makassar Strait ecoregion (N Sulawesi, Indonesia). Lesser Sunda ecoregion (Flores, Indonesia). Eastern Coral Triangle province. Tropical Southwestern Pacific province (Vanuatu, New Caledonia). Northeast Australian Shelf province. (Queensland).

A species with a small, highly recogniseable shell, characterised by its purple aperture and spotted body whorl. It is the type species of Neocylindrus Fischer, 1883. Considered to be a valid species by all contemporary authors.

RV 7274. Indonesia, Flores, Pulau Permatang; depth 1-2 m, on sand. Scale bar is 1 cm.

RV 0324. Indonesia, N Sulawesi, Lembeh Island; at low tide in sand near reef. Scale bar is 1 cm.

Mon, 2014-11-10 16:55 -- ron_voskuil
Oliva tesselata

Original description(s):

"O. Cylindracea, lutea; guttulis fusco-violaceis sparsis; spirâ brevî; ore violaceo. Petite olive, fort jolie, et fortement distincte de l'olive maculée, n. 14, qui est tachelée de la même manière. Elle est presque cylindrique, peu bombée, longue de 25 millimètres, et offre, sur un fond jaune, des mouchetures ou gouttelettes éparses et d'un violet brun. Son ouverture est violette; sa spire est courte, et calleuse, de manière que son canal n'est conservé que sur le bord du dernier tour.". Refers to Bruguière, 1798: Pl. 368 fig. 1 (A); Lister, 1688: Pl. 721 fig. 6 (B); Gualtieri, 1742: Pl. 23 fig. T (C); Martini, 1773: Pl. 46 figs. 493-494 (D). Recent. No locality given.

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Wed, 2015-08-12 10:19 -- ron_voskuil
Oliva guttata

Taxonomy:

This was a color form of Oliva annulata Gmelin, 1791, for Petuch & Sargent (1986: 67, Pl. 3 figs. 15-16). However, their specimens involve Oliva guttata Lamarck, 1811.

This was a junior synonym of Oliva tesselata Lamarck, 1811, for Sterba (2004).

Tue, 2015-05-26 10:34 -- ron_voskuil
Oliva tigrina Marrat, 1871

Original description(s):

"Cylindracea, medio subinflata, leviter angulata, pallide fulva, maculis magnis purpureo-castaneis angulariter dispositis notata; spira brevissima, callosa; columella purpurea, plicis tumidis subdistantibus rugata, plicis calli antici tribus vel quatuor, quarum postica elevata tumida, fuscata; apertura intus purpurea; labio incrassato, subangulato.". Recent. Maldives and Philippines.

Taxonomy:

Junior primary homonym of Oliva tigrina Lamarck, 1811.

This was a junior synonym of Oliva tesselata Lamarck, 1811, for Sterba (2004).

Tue, 2015-05-26 10:30 -- ron_voskuil
Oliva guttata Fischer von Waldheim 1808

Original description(s):

"Alongée, lisse, la spire courte et lisse, La bouche très ouverte et violette.". Refers to Lister, 1688: Pl. 721 fig. 6 (A); Martini, 1773: Pl. 46 figs. 493-494 (B); Adanson, 1757: Pl. 4 fig. 6 (C). Recent. No locality given.

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Taxonomy:

Junior primary homonym and junior synonym of Oliva guttata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807.

Tue, 2015-04-21 21:04 -- ron_voskuil