original description(ofOliva patula G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421 page(s): 87, App. xxxiii [details]
redescriptionTeso V. & Pastorino G. (2011) A revision of the genus <i>Olivancillaria</i> (Mollusca: Olividae) from the southwestern Atlantic. <i>Zootaxa</i> 2889: 1–34.[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality