Oliva caroliniana

Oliva caroliniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Olividae
Genus:	Oliva
Species:	O. caroliniana
Binomial name
	Oliva caroliniana; Duclos, 1835
Synonyms
	Oliva scitulaMarratt, 1870

Last updated October 06, 2025

Oliva caroliniana, common name the carolinian olive shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Micronesia off the Caroline Islands.

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 caroliniana Duclos, 1835 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.

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[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.

[WoRMS-2] 1 2 Oliva caroliniana Duclos, 1835 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.

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