Vullietoliva
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | Vullietoliva Petuch & Berschauer, 2017[1] |
| Type species | |
| Vullietoliva splendidula G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
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Vullietoliva is a genus of sea snails in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]
Vullietoliva was first separated from Oliva from in 2017 by Edward J. Petuch and David P. Berschauer. It was named for , an expert on the Olividae of Australia and Melanesia.[2] It originally contained three species, one of which was later moved into Felicioliva by Petuch and Berschauer.[3]
The shells of Vullietoliva are described as small-to-average sized for Olividae species. They are cylindrical, glossy, and may be colored yellow, bright pink, golden, or pale lavender. They may have two large brown bands.[2]
Species[]
As of January 2019, there are two accepted species:[1]
- Vullietoliva foxi (Stingley, 1984)
- Vullietoliva splendidula G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
- Species brought into synonymy
- Vullietoliva kaleontina (Duclos, 1835): synonym of Felicioliva kaleontina (Duclos, 1835)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Vullietoliva". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Two New Genera of Olive Shells (Gastropoda: Olividae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "A New Genus and a New Subspecies of Olive Shell (Olividae: Olivinae) from the Eastern Pacific Ocean". ResearchGate. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
Categories:
- Olividae
- Gastropod genera
- Olividae stubs