WoRMS taxon details
Olavius finitimus Erséus, 1990
475965 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475965)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(3): 243-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.x [details] Available for editors 
[request]
[request]
Holotype USNM 127745, geounit Carrie Bow Cay
Holotype USNM 127745, geounit Carrie Bow Cay [details]
Depth range Subtidal sand, 1-2 m depth
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 2m depth
Distribution Known only from Belize
Distribution Bahamas and Belize
Etymology The name finitimus is Latin meaning 'connected with', 'nearly related' and alludes to the species' close relationship to O....
Depth range Subtidal sand, 1-2 m depth [details]
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 2m depth
Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 2m depth [details]
Distribution Known only from Belize
Distribution Known only from Belize [details]
Distribution Bahamas and Belize
Distribution Bahamas and Belize [details]
Etymology The name finitimus is Latin meaning 'connected with', 'nearly related' and alludes to the species' close relationship to O....
Etymology The name finitimus is Latin meaning 'connected with', 'nearly related' and alludes to the species' close relationship to O. tenuissimus [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Olavius finitimus Erséus, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475965 on 2025-04-19
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
Erséus, C. (1990). The marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the barrier reef ecosystems at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, and other parts of the Caribbean Sea, with descriptions of twenty-seven new species and revision of Heterodrilus, Thalassodrilides and Smithsonidrilus. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(3): 243-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00259.x [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]Other
Holotype USNM 127745, geounit Carrie Bow Cay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal sand, 1-2 m depth [details]Depth range Intertidal and subtidal sand, to at least 2m depth [details]
Distribution Known only from Belize [details]
Distribution Bahamas and Belize [details]
Etymology The name finitimus is Latin meaning 'connected with', 'nearly related' and alludes to the species' close relationship to O. tenuissimus [details]
