Olivella nympha

West Indian dwarf olive

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Olividae

Collected by: H.C. Higgins; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →H.C. Higgins →
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Australia; New South Wales; Port Jackson
Region: Australia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

5 Bishop specimens of Olivella nympha · collected 1930–1930Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, H.C. Higgins; Joseph S. Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Olivella nivea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-19.

2026-05-19

Bonaire, BQ

(c) Jacob Weston, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-27

Cycle Shop 11 Blue Hole Hill Hamilton Parish CR, 04, Bermuda

(c) hcoste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-16

Caletón de la Majagua, La Romana, La Romana, DO

(c) Juan Manuel de Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-20

Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands

(c) Ben Eddy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-02

Main Island, BM

(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-04

Miami-Dade County, FL, USA

(c) Josiah Londerée, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Olivella nympha. BPBM 69536. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37808893. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69536.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37808893 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026