Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Agaronia hilli		Western Central Atlantic	4.6 DL	1987
Agaronia java		Western Central Atlantic		2019
Agaronia leonardhilli		Western Central Atlantic	4.4 DL	1987
Agaronia travassosi		Western Atlantic.	6.8 DL	1938
Amalda alabaster		Western Central Pacific		2020
Amalda cacao		Southwest Pacific		2020
Amalda dimidiata		Southwest Pacific		1859
Amalda josecarlosi		Western Atlantic.	2.2 DL	2003
Amalda miriky		Western Indian Ocean		2020
Amalda pacei		Western Central Atlantic	4 NG	1987
Amalda raoulensis		Southwest Pacific		1967
Amalda tankervillii		Western Central Atlantic	7.5 NG	1825
Ancillaria longispira		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1908
Belloliva tubulata		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1889
Eburna balteata		Western Atlantic.	5.8 DL	1823
Eburna faustoi		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1979
Eburna glabrata		Western Atlantic.	8 DL	1758
Eburna lienardii		Western Atlantic.	5.5 DL	1859
Gracilancilla lindae		Western Atlantic.	1.6 DL	1987
Hesperancilla matthewsi		Western Atlantic.	2.3 DL	1967
Jaspidella blanesi		Western Atlantic	1 DL	1898
Jaspidella carminiae		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1992
Jaspidella jaspidea	Jasper dwarf olive	Western Atlantic.	2.3 DL	1791
Jaspidella miris		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1956
Oliva annulata	Amethyst olive	Indo-Pacific.	6 ShH	1791
Oliva australis		Eastern Indian Ocean		1835
Oliva barbadensis		Western Atlantic.	5 DL	1986
Oliva bathyalis		Western Central Pacific		1986
Oliva bayeri		Western Atlantic.	3.7 DL	2001
Oliva bewleyi		Western Atlantic.	6.6 DL	1870
Oliva bifasciata		Western Central Atlantic		1878
Oliva bulbiformis		Western Central Pacific		1840
Oliva bulbosa	Swollen olive	Western Indian Ocean.		1798
Oliva caerulea	Purplemouth olive	Indo-Pacific	6 ShH	1798
Oliva carneola	Carnelian olive	Pacific Ocean.		1791
Oliva chrysoplecta		Western Central Pacific		1989
Oliva concavospira		Western Central Pacific		1914
Oliva drangai		Western Atlantic.	4.5 DL	1951
Oliva elegans		Western Central Pacific		1811
Oliva esiodina		Eastern Central Pacific		1844
Oliva faba		Western Central Pacific		1867
Oliva formosa		Western Atlantic.	5.6 DL	1870
Oliva fulgurator		Western Central Atlantic	5.8 DL	1798
Oliva goajira		Western Atlantic.	5.8 DL	1986
Oliva hanleyorum		Western Central Pacific		1986
Oliva hemiltona		Western Central Pacific		1835
Oliva hirasei		Western Central Pacific		1959
Oliva irisans		Western Central Pacific		1811
Oliva jamaicensis		Western Atlantic.	4.2 DL	1867
Oliva keeni		Western Central Pacific		1871
Oliva lacanientai		Western Central Pacific		1985
Oliva lepida		Western Central Pacific		1835
Oliva lignaria		Western Central Pacific		1868
Oliva mantichona		Western Central Pacific		1840
Oliva miniacea	Redmouth olive	Indo-Pacific.	9 ShH	1798
Oliva mustelina	Weasel olive	Western Pacific		1811
Oliva nitidula		Western Central Pacific		1835
Oliva nivosa		Western Atlantic.	4.9 DL	1871
Oliva oliva	Common olive	Indo-West Pacific	4 SHL	1758
Oliva ornata		Eastern Indian Ocean		1867
Oliva panniculata	Silk-clad olive	Central Pacific.		1853
Oliva parkinsoni		Western Central Pacific.		1975
Oliva paxillus		Western Central Pacific		1850
Oliva peruviana		Southeast Pacific		1811
Oliva poppei		Western Central Pacific		2008
Oliva porphyria	Tent olive	Eastern Pacific. Subtrop		1758
Oliva reclusa		Western Atlantic.	4.2 DL	1871
Oliva reticularis	Netted olive	Western Central Atlantic.	4.5 DL	1810
Oliva reticulata	Blood olive	Indo-Pacific	5 ShH	1798
Oliva richerti		Eastern Central Pacific.		1979
Oliva rufofulgurata		Western Central Pacific		1911
Oliva rufula		Western Central Pacific		1835
Oliva sargenti		Western Atlantic.	3.8 DL	1987
Oliva sayana	Lettered olive	Western Atlantic.	9.1 DL	1834
Oliva scripta	Caribbean olive	Western Atlantic	4.7 DL	1810
Oliva semmelinki		Western Central Pacific		1891
Oliva sericea	Orange-mouth olive	Indo-Pacific		1798
Oliva sibogae		Western Central Pacific		1986
Oliva sidelia		Western Central Pacific		1835
Oliva tessellata		Indo-Pacific.		1811
Oliva tigridella		Western Central Pacific		1835
Oliva tigrina	Tiger olive	Indo-West Pacific.		1811
Oliva tisiphona		Western Atlantic.		1844
Oliva todosina		Western Central Pacific		1835
Oliva tremulina		Western Central Pacific		1810
Oliva tricolor	Tricolor olive	Indo-Pacific	6 ShH	1811
Oliva vicdani		Western Central Pacific		1982
Oliva vidua	Black olive	Western Central Pacific	7 SHL	1798
Oliva vocilae		Western Central Pacific		2021
Olivancillaria auricularia		Western Atlantic.	5 DL	1811
Olivancillaria carcellesi		Western Atlantic.	5.5 DL	1965
Olivancillaria contortuplicata		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1850
Olivancillaria deshayesiana		Western Atlantic.	3 SHL	1857
Olivancillaria orbignyi		Western Atlantic.		1868
Olivancillaria steeriae		Western Atlantic.	4.8 DL	1850
Olivancillaria teaguei		Western Atlantic.	2.2 DL	1964
Olivancillaria urceus	Pitcher olive	Western Atlantic.	5.8 DL	1798
Olivancillaria uretai		Western Atlantic.	3.7 DL	1965
Olivancillaria vesica		Western Atlantic.	4.5 DL	1791
Olivella acteocina		Western Atlantic	0.4 DL	1956
Olivella alba		Western Atlantic		1871
Olivella alectona	San Pedro dwarf olive	East Pacific.		1835
Olivella amblia		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1882
Olivella anazora		Southeast Pacific		1835
Olivella ankeli		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1990
Olivella arionata		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	2000
Olivella baetica	Beatic dwarf olive	Eastern Pacific		1864
Olivella barbenthos		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1989
Olivella biminiensis		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	2002
Olivella biplicata	Purple dwarf olive	Eastern Pacific		1825
Olivella bullula	Bubble dwarf olive	Western Central Atlantic.	1.0 DL	1850
Olivella careorugula		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	2003
Olivella costulata		Western Atlantic.		2007
Olivella cymatilis		Western Atlantic.		1963
Olivella dama		Eastern Central Pacific		1828
Olivella dealbata	Whitened dwarf olive	Western Central Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1850
Olivella defiorei		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1964
Olivella diodocus		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	1871
Olivella ephamilla		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1882
Olivella exilis		Western Atlantic.		1868
Olivella fletcherae		Southeast Pacific		1958
Olivella floralia	Rice olive	Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1853
Olivella formicacorsii		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1962
Olivella fulgurata		Western Central Pacific		1850
Olivella fundarugata		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1962
Olivella fuscocincta		Western Atlantic.	1.0 DL	1889
Olivella gracilis		Southeast Pacific		1829
Olivella guildingii		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1850
Olivella hyphala		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	2003
Olivella intorta		Western Atlantic.		1857
Olivella inusta		Western Atlantic	0.7 DL	1915
Olivella kifos		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	2001
Olivella klappenbachi		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	2003
Olivella lactea	Adele's dwarf olive	Western Atlantic	1.3 DL	1871
Olivella lepta		Western Pacific		1835
Olivella macgintyi		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1956
Olivella marginelloides		Western Atlantic.		2007
Olivella marmosa		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1958
Olivella mayabe		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1998
Olivella mica		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1835
Olivella microspira		Western Atlantic.		2007
Olivella miliola		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1842
Olivella minuta	Minute dwarf olive	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1807
Olivella miriadina		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	1835
Olivella moorei		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1951
Olivella mutica	Variable dwarf olive	Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1822
Olivella myrmecoon		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1912
Olivella nivea	Snowy dwarf olive	Western Atlantic.	3.4 TL	1791
Olivella olssoni		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1971
Olivella orejasmirandai		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1986
Olivella parva		Western Atlantic.		1921
Olivella perplexa	Puzzling dwarf olive	Western Atlantic	0.5 DL	1956
Olivella petiolita		Western Atlantic	1.8 DL	1835
Olivella plata		Western Atlantic.	1 DL	1908
Olivella puelcha		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1835
Olivella pulchra		Western Atlantic.		1871
Olivella pulicaria		Western Central Pacific		1871
Olivella pura		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1850
Olivella pusilla	Tiny dwarf olive	Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1871
Olivella riosi		Western Atlantic.		1991
Olivella rosolina		Western Atlantic	0.8 DL	1835
Olivella rotunda		Western Atlantic	2.5 DL	1889
Olivella santacruzence		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1965
Olivella scurra		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1871
Olivella semistriata		Western Atlantic.		1839
Olivella sphoni		Western Atlantic.		1963
Olivella spreta		Northwest Pacific		1861
Olivella stegeri		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1956
Olivella steveni		Western Atlantic.		1963
Olivella strigata		Western Atlantic.		1850
Olivella tehuelcha		Western Atlantic.	1 DL	1835
Olivella tergina		Western Atlantic.		1835
Olivella thompsoni		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1956
Olivella vitilia		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1882
Olivella volutelloides		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1871
Olivella walkeri		Western Atlantic.		1958
Olivella watermani		Western Atlantic	1.5 DL	1940
Olivella zanoeta		Western Atlantic		1835
Olivella zonalis		Western Atlantic		1811
Pseudoliva plumbea	Leaden false olive	Eastern Atlantic		1817
Turrancilla williamsoni		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1987

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