Oliva hirasei

Oliva hirasei
Apertural view of a shell of Oliva hirasei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. hirasei
Binomial name
Oliva hirasei
Kira, 1959[1]
Synonyms

Oliva (Miniaceoliva) hirasei Kira, 1959

Oliva hirasei, common name Hirase's olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm. World Record size 70.2 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and New Caledonia.

References

  1. ^ Kira T. (1959). Coloured illustrations of shells of Japan. Plate 32, fig. 8. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ Oliva hirasei Kira, 1959. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 November 2012.
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