Oliva rubrolabiata , common name the red-lip olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]

Oliva rubrolabiata
Shell of Oliva rubrolabiata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. rubrolabiata
Binomial name
Oliva rubrolabiata
Fischer, 1903

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the New Hebrides, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Oliva rubrolabiata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=448148 on 2016-09-07
  • Fischer P. (1903). Description d´un Oliva provenant des Nouvelles Hébrides. J. de Conch. 50 pp. 409, 410
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  • "Oliva (Viduoliva) rubrolabiata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.