About this species
Oliva rufula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Oliva rufula”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Reddish olive, reddish olive
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Rötliche Bänder-Olive
Other scientific names: Oliva (Rufoliva) rufula, Oliva (Strephona) rufula
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).
- 43 open-data records from 1957 to 1957.
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