Oliva tigridella

Oliva tigridella
Apertural view of a shell of Oliva tigridella stellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. tigridella
Binomial name
Oliva tigridella
Duclos, 1835[1]
Synonyms

Oliva blanda Marrat, 1867

Oliva tigridella 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 15 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Philippines and Indonesia to French Polynesia and Australia.

References

  1. ^ Duclos, P.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle Génerale et Particuliere de Tous les Genres de Coquilles Univalves Marines a l’état Vivant et Fossile, Publiée par Monographies, Genre Columbella. Didot, Paris, 1 p., 13 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ Oliva tigridella Duclos, 1835. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
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