Olivancillaria orbignyi

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Olivancillaria orbignyi
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O. orbignyi
Binomial name
Olivancillaria orbignyi
(Marrat, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Agaronia orbignyi(Marrat, 1868)
  • Agaronia pallidaauct. non Swainson, 1831
  • Agaronia testaceaauct. non Lamarck, 1811
  • Oliva orbignyiMarrat, 1868 (original combination)
  • Olivancillaria uretaiKlappenbach, 1965

Olivancillaria orbignyi, common name Ureta's olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 24 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to Argentina.

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<i>Olivancillaria vesica</i> species of mollusc

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<i>Olivancillaria</i> genus of molluscs

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Olivancillaria orbignyi (Marrat, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573238 on 2012-11-17