Miniaceoliva Petuch & Sargent, 1986
Onglets principaux
SUMMARY
A genus of medium-sized to large species from the Western Indo-Pacific realm, the Central Indo-Pacific realm and the Eastern Indo-Pacific realm. All species are comparatively shallow water dwellers, found from the intertidal zone to depths slightly over 100 m.
Type species is Porphyria miniacea Röding, 1798 (see below).
RV 6966. Japan, Okinawa Island, S end of Nago Bay; in sand.
This genus contains the complex of species around the type species:
| Species | Distribution | |
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| Miniaceoliva miniacea (Röding, 1798) | Central Indo-Pacific realm. From Okinawa south to northern Australia. |
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| Miniaceoliva tremulina (Lamarck, 1811) | Western Ino-Pacific realm. Two subspecies recognised: Mascarenes, Madagascar (Miniaceoliva t. tremulina (Lamarck, 1811)), Maldives, Inda, Sri Lanka (Miniaceoliva t. flammeacolor (Petuch & Sargent, 1986)) |
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| Miniaceoliva lamberti (Jousseaume, 1884) | Central Indo-Pacific realm and Eastern Indo-Pacific realm. Five subspecies recognised. From southern Philippines to Coral Sea. Wallis and Futuna. New Caledonia, Micronesia, Marshall Islands. |
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| Miniaceoliva ponderosa (Duclos, 1840) | Western Indo-Pacific realm. Maldives. | Figure coming. |
A second species complex is that of Miniaceoliva irisans and related species.
| Species | Distribution |
|---|---|
| Miniaceoliva irisans (Lamarck, 1811) |
Western Indo-Pacific realm. West and South Indian Shelf province. Central Indo-Pacific realm. Sunda Shelf province. Western Coral Triangle province. Palawan ecoregion. Eastern Philippines ecoregion. Sahul Shelf province. Northwest Australian Shelf province.
RV 1070. Sabah, Mabul Island, at low tide in sand. Scale bar is 1 cm. |
| Miniaceoliva concinna (Marrat, 1871) |
Western Indo-Pacific realm and from India and Sri Lanka (Miniaceoliva c. kremerorum (Petuch & Sargent, 1986). Figure coming. Central Indo-Pacific realm. Tropical Southwestern Pacific province (Vanuatu, New Caledonia). Western Coral Triangle province (Philippines). Eastern Coral Triangle province (Solomon Islands) (Miniaceoliva c. concinna (Marrat, 1871).
RV 2753a. New Caledonia, North Province, Pouebo municipality, S of Pouebo, Plage de Colnett, depth 6 m. Scale bar is 1 cm. |
| Miniaceoliva ornata (Marrat, 1867) |
Central Indo-Pacific realm. Northwest Australian Shelf province.
RV 0914a. Australia, Western Australia, North West Cape, Yardie Creek; snorkeled, depth 2-3 m, in sand, inside reef. Scale bar is 1 cm. |
| Miniaceoliva hirasei (Kuroda & Habe, 1952) |
Temperate Northern Pacific realm. Warm Temperate Northwest Pacific province. Central Indo-Pacific realm. South China Sea province. Sunda Shelf Province. Java Transitional province. Western Coral Triangle province. Eastern Philippines ecoregion. Eastern Coral Triangle province. Tropical Southwestern Pacific province.
RV 7218b. Philippines, Samar Island, depth 5 m, 2014. Scale bar is 1 cm. |
A third species complex is that of Miniaceoliva sericea and its Mascaren Islands relative M. mascarena. and related species.
| Species | Distribution |
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| Miniaceoliva sericea (Röding, 1798) |
Western Indo-Pacific realm. Central Indo-Pacific realm. Western Coral Triangle province (Philippines). Eastern CoralTriangle province (Solomon Islands, SE Papua New Guinea).
RV 7017. Philippines, Bohol province, Bohol, shallow water, February 2008. Scale bar is 1 cm. |
| Miniaceoliva mascarena (Tursch & Greifeneder, 1996) |
Western Indo-Pacific realm. Western Indian Ocean province. Central Indian Ocean Islands province. Aldabra. Comores. Seychelles. Mauritius. Réunion. Chagos Archipelago.
RV 0756. Mauritius, Flic en Flac, dived, depth 15-20 m, November 2012. Scale bar is 1 cm. |
