Gaza olivacea

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Gaza olivacea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Gaza
Species:
G. olivacea
Binomial name
Gaza olivacea
Quinn, 1991
Synonyms

Gaza superbaauct. non Dall, 1881

Gaza olivacea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Margaritidae. [1] [2]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 238 m and 808 m.

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References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Gaza olivacea Quinn, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532875 on 2012-12-03
  2. Simone L.R.L. & Cunha C.M. (2006) Revision of genera Gaza and Callogaza (Vetigastropoda, Trochidae), with description of a new Brazilian species. Zootaxa 1318: 1-40. (21 September 2006)