Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871 | LIVCM.17.6.1875 [423B] | Mollusca Types in Great Britain
Type Specimen

Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871
Paralectotype(s)

Marrat F.P. 1871. A monograph of the genus Oliva. part 30. Thesaurus Conchyliorum (G. B. Sowerby II ed.,). pls.15-25. figs.212-473 [21; pl.17; figs.277] [Original Description]
Ford, W.K. 1953. Notes by J.R. le B. Tomlin, M.A. on Marrat's Species of Oliva. North Western Naturalist. September. pp.442-449 [444] [Type Designation]
Current name: Americoliva circinata (Marrat, 1871) [source: MolluscaBase]
Classification: Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olivoidea : Olividae
Type Status: Paralectotype(s) [Verified - Ben Rowson ]
Collection: National Museums Liverpool (Marrat Oliva Collection)
Catalogue No.: LIVCM.17.6.1875 [423B]
No. specimens: 4
Type Locality: [Brazil]; "...Brazilian...". [Brazil]
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Notes
As McMillan's label indicates, the number 277 was used on all five shells yet only one can have been figured. See also lot with registration number 423, which I think is the figured specimen, and was designated a lectotype by Ford, 1953.
References

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Marrat F.P. 1871. A monograph of the genus Oliva. part 30. Thesaurus Conchyliorum (G. B. Sowerby II ed.,). pls.15-25. figs.212-473 [21; pl.17; figs.277] [Figured] [Original Description]
Ford, W.K. 1953. Notes by J.R. le B. Tomlin, M.A. on Marrat's Species of Oliva. North Western Naturalist. September. pp.442-449 [444] [Type Designation]
McMillan, N. F. 1985. Frederick Price Marrat 'Conchologist etc'. Merseyside County Museums Occasional Papers. 3. pp.34 [17] [Cited]
Specimen Data
Point Locality: Bahia
Continent: South America
Country: Brazil
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Water Body: Atlantic Ocean
Sea Area.: SW Atlantic
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