Oliva sayana
Lettered Olive
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Olividae
- Collected by
- H.C. Higgins; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →H.C. Higgins →
- Collector number
- 1140, 1141
- Date
- May 21, 1930
- Locality
- Florida; Caxambas Pass.
- Region
- Florida
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1930, H.C. Higgins; Joseph S. Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.
Oliva sayana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,728 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Escambia County, Gulf Islands National Seashore, US-FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
State Park Cir, Lower Grand Lagoon, FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Sarasota
(c) coletteks4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Ocean Isle Beach
no rights reserved

2026-10-24
Bonita Springs, FL, US
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach, FL, US
(c) katiesuec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oliva sayana. BPBM 69627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37808020. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69627.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37808020 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026






