Oliva multiplicata

Oliva multiplicata
Apertural view of a shell of Oliva multiplicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. multiplicata
Binomial name
Oliva multiplicata
Reeve, 1850[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Oliva labuanensis Marrat, 1871
  • Oliva (Multiplicoliva) multiplicata Reeve, 1850

Oliva multiplicata, common name the many-plaited 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 27 mm and 49 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan and from Japan to Indonesia.

References

  1. ^ Reeve L.A. (1850). Conchologia iconica or illustrations of the shell of molluscous animals.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b Oliva multiplicata Reeve, 1850. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
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