Oliva oliva

Oliva oliva
	Shell specimens of Oliva oliva at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, showing variations in color and pattern
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Olividae
Genus:	Oliva
Species:	O. oliva
Binomial name
	Oliva oliva; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Oliva broderipii Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857; Oliva candida Lamarck, 1811; Oliva fenestrata Johnson, 1915; Oliva flaveola Duclos, 1835; Oliva oliva oliva (Linnaeus, 1758)· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva olorinella Duclos, 1835; Oliva pygmaea Reeve, 1850; Oliva reticularis olorinella Duclos, 1835; Oliva stelleta Duclos, 1835; Oliva variabilis Gray, 1858; Porphyria mica Röding, 1798; Porphyria ornata Röding, 1798; Porphyria punctata Röding, 1798; Porphyria umbrosa Röding, 1798; Voluta aurea Martini, 1773; Voluta oliva Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination);

Oliva oliva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Olividae, the olive snails.^[1]

This is the type species of the genus Oliva.

Subspecies: Oliva oliva longispira Bridgman, 1906

Description

The length of the shell varies between 19 mm and 46 mm. The shells are generally fusiform and color is highly variable. Shell colors include white, yellow, orange, cream, white, brown and black. Patterns are variable as well. Zig-zags, triangles, spots, and other small shapes will appear on shells in borwn and black colors. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species has a wide distribution and occurs from Southeast India into the Pacific.

References

^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oliva oliva (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208396 on 2021-10-31
^ Petuch & Sargent, Dennis & Edward (1986). Atlas of the Living Olive Shells of the World (1st ed.). Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc. p. 107. ISBN 0-938415-00-X.

Orr J. (1985). Hong Kong seashells. The Urban Council, Hong Kong
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–289

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oliva oliva (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208396 on 2021-10-31

[2] Petuch & Sargent, Dennis & Edward (1986). Atlas of the Living Olive Shells of the World (1st ed.). Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc. p. 107. ISBN 0-938415-00-X.

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