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Family: Olividae olive shells (See list of species below)

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46 species in Pacific, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Amalda alabaster []	Oliva annulata [Amethyst olive]	No picture found Oliva bathyalis []
No picture found Oliva bulbiformis []	Oliva caerulea [Purplemouth olive]	Oliva carneola [Carnelian olive]
No picture found Oliva chrysoplecta []	No picture found Oliva concavospira []	No picture found Oliva elegans []
No picture found Oliva faba []	No picture found Oliva hanleyorum []	No picture found Oliva hemiltona []
No picture found Oliva hirasei []	No picture found Oliva irisans []	No picture found Oliva keeni []
No picture found Oliva lacanientai []	No picture found Oliva lepida []	No picture found Oliva lignaria []
No picture found Oliva mantichona []	Oliva miniacea [Redmouth olive]	No picture found Oliva mustelina [Weasel olive]
No picture found Oliva nitidula []	Oliva oliva [Common olive]	Oliva panniculata [Silk-clad olive]
No picture found Oliva parkinsoni []	Oliva paxillus []	No picture found Oliva poppei []
Oliva reticulata [Blood olive]	No picture found Oliva rufofulgurata []	No picture found Oliva rufula []
No picture found Oliva semmelinki []	No picture found Oliva sericea [Orange-mouth olive]	No picture found Oliva sibogae []
No picture found Oliva sidelia []	No picture found Oliva tessellata []	No picture found Oliva tigridella []
No picture found Oliva tigrina [Tiger olive]	No picture found Oliva todosina []	No picture found Oliva tremulina []
Oliva tricolor [Tricolor olive]	No picture found Oliva vicdani []	Oliva vidua [Black olive]
No picture found Olivella fulgurata []	No picture found Olivella lepta []	No picture found Olivella pulicaria []
No picture found Porphyria flintae []

46 Species of Family Olividae
(olive shells)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amalda alabaster		Western Central Pacific
Oliva annulata	Amethyst olive	Indo-Pacific.	6 ShH
Oliva bathyalis		Western Central Pacific
Oliva bulbiformis		Western Central Pacific
Oliva caerulea	Purplemouth olive	Indo-Pacific	6 ShH
Oliva carneola	Carnelian olive	Pacific Ocean.
Oliva chrysoplecta		Western Central Pacific
Oliva concavospira		Western Central Pacific
Oliva elegans		Western Central Pacific
Oliva faba		Western Central Pacific
Oliva hanleyorum		Western Central Pacific
Oliva hemiltona		Western Central Pacific
Oliva hirasei		Western Central Pacific
Oliva irisans		Western Central Pacific
Oliva keeni		Western Central Pacific
Oliva lacanientai		Western Central Pacific
Oliva lepida		Western Central Pacific
Oliva lignaria		Western Central Pacific
Oliva mantichona		Western Central Pacific
Oliva miniacea	Redmouth olive	Indo-Pacific.	9 ShH
Oliva mustelina	Weasel olive	Western Pacific
Oliva nitidula		Western Central Pacific
Oliva oliva	Common olive	Indo-West Pacific	4 SHL
Oliva panniculata	Silk-clad olive	Central Pacific.
Oliva parkinsoni		Western Central Pacific.
Oliva paxillus		Western Central Pacific
Oliva poppei		Western Central Pacific
Oliva reticulata	Blood olive	Indo-Pacific	5 ShH
Oliva rufofulgurata		Western Central Pacific
Oliva rufula		Western Central Pacific
Oliva semmelinki		Western Central Pacific
Oliva sericea	Orange-mouth olive	Indo-Pacific
Oliva sibogae		Western Central Pacific
Oliva sidelia		Western Central Pacific
Oliva tessellata		Indo-Pacific.
Oliva tigridella		Western Central Pacific
Oliva tigrina	Tiger olive	Indo-West Pacific.
Oliva todosina		Western Central Pacific
Oliva tremulina		Western Central Pacific
Oliva tricolor	Tricolor olive	Indo-Pacific	6 ShH
Oliva vicdani		Western Central Pacific
Oliva vidua	Black olive	Western Central Pacific	7 SHL
Olivella fulgurata		Western Central Pacific
Olivella lepta		Western Pacific
Olivella pulicaria		Western Central Pacific
Porphyria flintae		Western Central Pacific

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