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 | |
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| A shell of Oliva bulbiformis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. bulbiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oliva bulbiformis Duclos, 1840[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 21 mm and 45 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Bay of Bengal, Sri Lanka the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomons.
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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 edit
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