Oliva bulbiformis

Oliva bulbiformis
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]
Oliva calosomaDuclos, 1840 Oliva claraMarrat, 1871 Oliva jayanaDucros de Saint Germain, 1857 Oliva laevisMarrat, 1871 Oliva similisMarrat, 1867 Oliva (Oliva) calosomaDuclos, P.L., 1840 Oliva (Oliva) funebralisLamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811 Oliva (Oliva) leucostomaLamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811 Oliva (Carmione) bulbiformisDuclos, 1840

Oliva bulbiformis, or black-tinted olive, is a species of sea snail in the family Olividae. ^[2]

Description

Bulbiformis shells vary between 21 mm and 45 mm,^{[ citation needed ]} and come in a variety of colors, including green, ash, tan, and orange. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the west-central Pacific, including the Bay of Bengal, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. ^[4]

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.
3. Sowerby, G. B. (George Brettingham); Sowerby, G. B. (George Brettingham); Dall, William Healey (1847). Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or, Monographs of genera of shells. Smithsonian Libraries. London : Sowerby ...
4. "Oliva bulbiformis". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

• 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

• "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