Oliva bulbiformis

Oliva bulbiformis, common name the black-tinted olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Oliva bulbiformis
A shell of Oliva bulbiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Genus:
Oliva
Species:
O. bulbiformis
Binomial name
Oliva bulbiformis
Duclos, 1840[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Oliva clara Marrat, 1871
  • Oliva laevis Marrat, 1871
  • Oliva similis Marrat, 1867
  • Oliva (Oliva) calosoma Duclos, P.L., 1840
  • Oliva (Oliva) funebralis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
  • Oliva (Oliva) leucostoma Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
  • Oliva (Carmione) bulbiformis Duclos, 1840

Description

The length of the shell varies between 21 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Bay of Bengal the Philippines and the Solomons.

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References
  1. Duclos, P.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle Génerale et Particuliere de Tous les Genres de Coquilles Univalves Marines a l’état Vivant et Fossile, Publiée par Monographies, Genre Columbella. Didot, Paris, 1 p., 13 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Oliva bulbiformis Duclos, 1840. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
  • "Oliva (Carmione) bulbiformis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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