Oliva tricolor

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Oliva tricolor
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Oliva tricolor
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O. tricolor
Binomial name
Oliva tricolor
Lamarck, 1811 [1]
Synonyms
  • Oliva (Oliva) guttulaMarrat, F.P., 1871
  • Oliva (Oliva) tringaDuclos, P.L., 1840
  • Oliva (Viduoliva) tricolorLamarck, 1811
  • Oliva philanthaDuclos, 1840
  • Oliva tringaDuclos, 1835
  • Viduoliva tricolor(Lamarck, 1811)

Oliva tricolor, common name the tricolour olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives. [2]

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Subspecies

Description

The length of the shell is between 38 mm and 63 mm.

Distribution

O. tricolor is endemic to the Indian Ocean, the West Pacific and the South China Sea. [3]

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References

  1. Lamarck J.-B. (1811). Détermination des espéces de Mollusques testacés. Ann. Mus. Nat. Paris, vol. 16. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Oliva tricolor Lamarck, 1811 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 November 2012.
  3. Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 207.