Oliva (gastropod)

Oliva
	Oliva miniacea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Olivoidea
Family:	Olividae
Subfamily:	Olivinae
Genus:	Oliva; Bruguière, 1789
Type species
	Voluta oliva; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Acutoliva Petuch & Sargent, 1986; Americoliva Petuch, 2013; Annulatoliva Petuch & Sargent, 1986; Carmione Gray, 1858; Galeola Gray, 1858 (original rank); Miniaceoliva Petuch & Sargent, 1986; Oliva (Acutoliva) Petuch & Sargent, 1986· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Americoliva) Petuch, 2013· accepted, alternate representation (original rank); Oliva (Annulatoliva) Petuch & Sargent, 1986· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Arctoliva) Petuch & Sargent, 1986· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Cariboliva) Petuch & Sargent, 1986· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Carmione) Gray, 1858; Oliva (Galeola) Gray, 1858· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Miniaceoliva) Petuch & Sargent, 1986; Oliva (Multiplicoliva) Petuch & Sargent, 1986· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Musteloliva) Petuch & Sargent, 1986· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Neocylindrus) P. Fischer, 1883· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Oliva) Bruguière, 1789· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Parvoliva) Thiele, 1929 accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Porphyria) Röding, 1798· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Proxoliva) Petuch & Sargent, 1986· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Rufoliva) Petuch & Sargent, 1986· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Strephonella) Dall, 1909· accepted, alternate representation; Oliva (Viduoliva) Petuch & Sargent, 1986· accepted, alternate representation; Porphyria Röding, 1798; Strephona Gray, 1847; Strephopoma [sic] (misspelling); Viduoliva Petuch & Sargent, 1986;

Oliva is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Olivinae of the family Olividae, the olive snails or olive shells. Many former species of Oliva have been reclassified under genus Americoliva.