Oliva elegans
Appearance
Oliva elegans | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Oliva elegans zigzag | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Oliva |
Species: | O. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Oliva elegans | |
Synonyms | |
Oliva (Viduoliva) elegans Lamarck, 1811 |
Oliva elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 53 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]Oliva elegans occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and in the Western Pacific Ocean.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Lamarck J.-B. (1811). Détermination des espéces de Mollusques testacés. Ann. Mus. Nat. Paris, vol. 16. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Oliva elegans Lamarck, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
- ^ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 208.
External links
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