Oliva circinata

Oliva circinata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Olividae
Genus:	Oliva
Species:	O. circinata
Binomial name
Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871
Synonyms
Americoliva circinata(Marrat, 1871) Oliva (Americoliva) circinataMarrat, 1871· accepted, alternate representation

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

Subspecies

• Oliva circinata circinataMarrat, 1871
• Oliva circinata jorioiPetuch, 2013
• Oliva circinata tostesiPetuch, 1987

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off North and East Brazil.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420122 on 2021-11-02

• Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

• Marrat, F. P. (1870-1871). Monograph of the genus Oliva. In: G.B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, vol. 4 (29-30): 1-46