Oliva peruviana

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Olividae

Collected by: A.E. Foote; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →A.E. Foote →
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Peru
Region: Peru
Record type: Preservedspecimen

6 Bishop specimens of Oliva peruviana · collected 1930–1932Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, A.E. Foote; Joseph S. Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Oliva peruviana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 77 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Boca del Itata, Ñuble, Chile

(c) Guillermo Moreno-Crisóstomo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Playa Buchupureo

(c) Guillermo Moreno-Crisóstomo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-26

Huasco, Atacama, Chile

(c) Álvaro Parra Valdivia, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-01

Coquimbo, Chile

(c) Javier Sellanes Lopez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01

Coquimbo, Chile

(c) Javier Sellanes Lopez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-09

Playa 4 Esquinas, La Serena, Región de Coquimbo, CL

(c) Diego Almendras, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Oliva peruviana. BPBM 69551. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37807542. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69551.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37807542 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026