Olivella boetica

Beatic Dwarf Olive Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Olividae

Collected by: H.C. Higgins; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →H.C. Higgins →
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: California; San Diego
Region: California
Record type: Preservedspecimen

3 Bishop specimens of Olivella boetica · collected 1930–1930Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Callianax alectona observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 189 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-05.

2026-08-05

San Pedro Channel, US

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

2026-08-01

San Diego County, CA, USA

no rights reserved

2026-06-28

Sitka, AK, USA

(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-17

California, US

(c) Kassidy Wilkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-24

Sitka, AK, USA

(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-03

Entrance Channel, Newport Beach, CA, US

(c) mmorrison211, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Olivella boetica. BPBM 69540. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37806359. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69540.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37806359 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026