Olive snails, also known as olive shells and olives, scientific name Olividae, are a taxonomic family of medium to large predatory sea snails with smooth, shiny, elongated oval-shaped shells.
Oliva is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae, the olive snails or olive shells. Many former species of Oliva have been reclassified under genus Americoliva.
Olivella, common name the dwarf olives, is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Olivellidae, the dwarf olives. Olivella is the type genus of the family.
Fulguropsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Busyconidae, the crown conches and their allies.
Oliva atalina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Oliva caroliniana, common name the carolinian olive shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Felicioliva kaleontina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Olividae, the olives.
Miniaceoliva miniacea, common name the Pacific common olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Oliva pica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Americoliva polpasta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Oliva porphyria, common name the tent olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives. Its shell pattern has been studied as an example of a Turing pattern that can be modeled with cellular automata.
Americoliva reticularis, common name the netted olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives. The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 46 mm. This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bermudas and northern Brazil.
Vullietoliva splendidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Oliva tigridella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Agaronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae.
Conasprella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. This genus was formerly treated by some experts as a member of the family Conilithidae and as an "alternative representation" of this group of species.
Gladioconus is a synonym of a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. T
Americoliva is a genus of sea snails in the family Olividae, the olives. It is sometimes considered a subgenus of Oliva. It is a sympatric genus of Vullietoliva.
Felicioliva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Olivinae of the family Olividae.
