Oliva rufula

Oliva rufula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Oliva rufula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. rufula
Binomial name
Oliva rufula
Duclos, 1840[1]
Synonyms

Oliva (Rufoliva) rufula Duclos, 1840· accepted, alternate representation

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and off Ambon, Indonesia.

References

  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
  • Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111


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