Oliva bifasciata

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Oliva bifasciata
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Shell of Oliva bifasciata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. bifasciata
Binomial name
Oliva bifasciata
Weinkauff, 1878
Synonyms [1]
  • Oliva (Americoliva) bifasciataKuster, 1878· accepted, alternate representation
  • Oliva bifasciata bifasciataWeinkauff, 1878· accepted, alternate representation
  • Oliva magdaePetuch & Sargent, 1986

Oliva bifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives. [1]

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Synonyms

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe and Bermuda.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oliva bifasciata Weinkauff, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=448086 on 2021-10-30