Dear Conchlers,

second to Ziegler Oliva sericea is syn. from Oliva textilina, as he
mentioned Roeding, 1798, pars.
The Compendium mentions Oliva textilina to be syn. of O. sericea. What is
right.
with best shelling greetings
Helmut


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Oliva textilina and O. sericea are synonyms.
Babylonia formosae is a good species, but it is not very similar at all to
B. spirata.  So, if your specimen is close to B. spirata, it probably is not
B. formosae.

Paul M.