Swollen Olive (Oliva bulbosa)

Swollen Olive, a reference photo — Photo: Röding, 1798 · CC0 (licence)

Oliva bulbosa, common name the swollen olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Swollen Olive being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Oliva mustelina
Oliva spicata
Oliva reticularis
Oliva polpasta
Oliva oliva
Oliva incrassata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species: Oliva bulbosa

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