Oliva athenia

Oliva athenia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.It was first described by Pierre-Louis Duclos in 1840 and is currently recognized in the World Register of Marine Species as a valid species.Like other members of the family Olividae, it is characterized by a smooth, glossy, elongated shell and a burrowing predatory lifestyle in sandy marine habitats.

Distribution

This species occurs in the China seas.

References

• Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111
• Tursch, B. & Greifeneder, D., 2001 - Oliva shells. The genus Oliva and the species problem, p. 569 pp