Oliva faba
Appearance
Oliva faba | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Oliva |
Species: | O. faba
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Binomial name | |
Oliva faba Marrat, 1867[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Oliva faba 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 15 mm and 23 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vanuatu
References
[edit]- ^ Marrat, F. P. 1867. On some new species of Oliva, and a new Trivia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)20: 213–215.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b Oliva faba Marrat, 1867. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
External links
[edit]- "Oliva (Proxoliva) faba". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.