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Oliva Bruguière, 1789
Nomenclature
Genus:
Oliva Bruguière, 1789
Usage:
valid
Reference:
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Synonyms: 3
- syntype: Natural History Museum, Paris - MNHN - IM-2000-1110
- syntype: Natural History Museum, Paris - MNHN - IM-2000-1110
- syntype: Natural History Museum, Paris - MNHN - IM-2000-1110
- syntype: National Museums Liverpool - LIVCM - 17.6.1875 [423]
- syntype: National Museums Liverpool - LIVCM - 17.6.1875 [423]
- lectotype: National Museums Liverpool - LIVCM - 17.6.1875 [516]
- lectotype: National Museums Liverpool - LIVCM - 17.6.1875 [516]
- lectotype: National Museums Liverpool - LIVCM - 17.6.1875 [516]
SUMMARY
A genus of small species distributed in the Western Indo-Pacific realm, the Central Indo-Pacific realm and the Eastern Indo-Pacific realm. Type species is Voluta oliva Linnaeus, 1758.\This genus-group taxon has previously been used as a container for other genus-group taxa (herein treated as full genera).