Oliva (genus)
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| Three growth stages of the shell of the lettered olive, Oliva sayana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Subfamily: | Olivinae |
| Genus: |
Oliva Bruguière, 1789 |
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Oliva is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae, the olive snails or olive shells.
Subsequent to the publication of the Tursch & Greifeneder (2001) book entitled Olive shells: The genus Oliva and the species problem came out, the classification of Oliva species has changed considerably, since a number of what were previously considered to be species are now considered to be only forms of a lot fewer species. This list does not yet reflect those changes.
Species within the genus Oliva include:
subgenus Acutoliva
subgenus Annulatoliva
subgenus Cariboliva
subgenus Carmione
subgenus Miniaceoliva
subgenus Multiplicoliva
subgenus Musteloliva
subgenus Neocylindrus
subgenus Oliva
subgenus Omogymna
subgenus Rufoliva
subgenus Viduoliva
subgenus ?
Oliva annulata f. carnicolor
Oliva bulbosa forma bicingulata
Oliva carneola forma andamanensis
Oliva elegans zigzag
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