Oliva hiatula

ear ancilla

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Olividae

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

2 Bishop specimens of Oliva hiatula · collected 1930–1930Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Olivancillaria auricularia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 202 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-29.

2026-06-29

H6WF+X3Q, 27200 Cabo Polonio, Rocha Department, Uruguay

(c) Brandon Hawn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31

Garzon, Departamento de Maldonado, Uruguay

(c) Santiago Mailhos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31

n.a523, UY-MA, UY

(c) Santiago Mailhos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-17

3347+CJQ, 20000 Punta del Este, Departamento de Maldonado, Uruguay

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

2026-04-08

Açores, Florianópolis - SC, Brasil

(c) Maurício Bonesso Sampaio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02

Santa Vitória do Palmar, BR-RS, BR

(c) Tania Barrios, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Oliva hiatula. BPBM 69645. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37809126. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69645.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37809126 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026