Oliva oliva | |
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Shell specimens of Oliva oliva at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, showing variations in color and pattern | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Oliva |
Species: | O. oliva |
Binomial name | |
Oliva oliva (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Synonyms | |
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Oliva oliva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Olividae, the olive snails. [1]
This is the type species of the genus Oliva.
The length of the shell varies between 19 mm and 46 mm. The shells are generally fusiform and color is highly variable. Shell colors include white, yellow, orange, cream, white, brown and black. Patterns are variable as well. Zig-zags, triangles, spots, and other small shapes will appear on shells in borwn and black colors. [2]
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This marine species has a wide distribution and occurs from Southeast India into the Pacific.
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