Common olive
Oliva oliva
- Usual depth2–10 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
About this species
Oliva oliva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Olividae, the olive snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Oliva oliva”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Common olive, common olive
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Gemeine Olive, Gemeine Olivenschnecke
- Japanese
- ハイイロマクラ
- Thai
- หอยกระดุมเล็ก
- Simplified Chinese
- 正榧螺
Other scientific names: Ispidula variabilis, Oliva broderipii, Oliva candida, Oliva fenestrata, Oliva flaveola, Oliva olorinella, Oliva pygmaea, Oliva stelleta, Oliva variabilis, Porphyria mica, Porphyria ornata, Porphyria punctata, Porphyria umbrosa, Voluta aurea, Voluta oliva
Similar species
- Gold-mouthed olive
Oliva miniacea
- Bulb-shaped olive
Oliva bulbiformis
- Inflated olive
Oliva bulbosa
- Carnelian olive
Oliva carneola
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 308 open-data records from 1958 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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