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Miniaceoliva Miniacea
''Oliva miniacea'', common name the Pacific common olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Olividae, the olives.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oliva miniacea (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208379 on 2021-07-29 There are two subspecies: * ''Oliva miniacea berti'' Terzer, 1986: synonym of ''Oliva efasciata berti'' (Terzer, 1986) * ''Oliva miniacea miniacea'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of ''Miniaceoliva miniacea'' (Röding, 1798) synonym of ''Oliva miniacea'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Oliva miniacea tremulina'' Lamarck, 1811: synonym of ''Oliva tremulina'' (Lamarck, 1811) Description The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 100mm. It is one of the larger olive snails. As is typical of olivids, the shell of this species is smooth, glossy, and elongated, with a very long aperture. The spire of this species is quite low even f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basionym
In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses. The term "basionym" is used in both botany and zoology. In zoology, alternate terms such as original combination or protonym are sometimes used instead. Bacteriology uses a similar term, basonym, spelled without an ''i''. Although "basionym" and "protonym" are often used interchangeably, they have slightly different technical definitions. A basionym is the ''correct'' spelling of the original name (according to the applicable nomenclature rules), while a protonym is the ''original'' spelling of the original name. These are typically the same, but in rare cases may differ. Use in botany The term "basionym" is used in botany only for the circumstances where a previous name exists with a useful description, and the '' International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |