Parvoliva Thiele, 1929
SUMMARY
A genus of small to medium-sized species confined to the Central Indo-Pacific realm, with all four extant species occurring in the Philippines.
Type species is Oliva dubia Schepman, 1903. (= Oliva sibogae Petuch & Sargent, 1986).
Rufoliva Petuch & Sargent, 1986, is synonymised here. Juvenile specimens of the type of that genus-group taxon (Oliva rufula Duclos, 1840) are very similar in shell shape and colour pattern to those of Parvoliva rufofulgurata (Schepman, 1904).
Four extant species are recognised:
| Species | Distribution |
|---|---|
| Parvoliva sibogae (Petuch & Sargent, 1986) |
Western Coral Triangle province (Philippines). Sahul Shelf province: Kei Islands, Indonesia.
RV 3097. Philippines, Masbate Island, Placer, with lumon lumon nets, depth c 30 m. Scale bar is 1 cm. |
| Parvoliva lenhilli (Petuch & Sargent, 1986) |
Western Coral Triangle province (Philippines). Eastern Coral Triangle province: Solomon Islands.
GST 2032. Philippines, Zamboanga del Norte province, Aliguay Island. |
| Parvoliva rufofulgurata (Schepman, 1903) |
Western Coral Triangle province (Philippines). Sahul Shelf province: Kei Islands, Indonesia.
RV 7095c. Philippines, Romblon province, Tablas Island, depth 30 m, sand and coral. Scale bar is 1 cm. |
| Parvoliva rufula (Duclos, 1840) |
Western Coral Triangle province (Philippines, Sabah). South China Sea province: Vietnam. Tropical Northwestern Pacific province: Micronesia. Indonesia, Papua New Guinea,
RV 7011. Malaysia, Sabah, Libaran Island, low tide in sand near reef. Scale bar is 1 cm. |
