Oliva pacifica

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Oliva pacifica
Oliva (Arctoliva) pacifica CB V.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. pacifica
Binomial name
Oliva pacifica
Marrat, 1870 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Oliva arctataMarrat, 1870
  • Oliva zeiglerida Motta, 1981

Oliva pacifica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the olive family Olividae. [2]

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Description

Its shell is long and roughly cylindrical in shape and is 30–63 mm long, with a narrow slit running along the length of it. [3]

Distribution

Oliva pacifica is mainly found in western Thailand. [3]

References

  1. Marrat (1870). Thesaurus Conchyliorum Vol. 4.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 Oliva pacifica Marrat, 1870 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Oliva (Arctoliva) pacifica". 24 September 2013.