| Oliva bulbiformis | |
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| A shell of Oliva bulbiformis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. bulbiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oliva bulbiformis Duclos, 1840[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 21 mm and 45 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Bay of Bengal, Sri Lanka the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomons.
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Oliva bulbiformis Duclos, 1840. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
- Raven J.G.M. (Han) & Recourt P. (2018). Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo. 4. Olivoidea (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda), with the description of eight new species. Vita Malacologica. 17: 113-155.
- Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oliva bulbiformis.
- "Oliva (Carmione) bulbiformis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Ducros de Saint Germain A. M. P. (1857). Revue critique du genre Oliva de Bruguières. 120 pp
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