Biology:Oliva tricolor

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Oliva tricolor
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Oliva tricolor philantha
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O. tricolor
Binomial name
Oliva tricolor
Lamarck, 1811[1]
Synonyms
  • Oliva (Oliva) guttula Marrat, F.P., 1871
  • Oliva (Oliva) tringa Duclos, P.L., 1840
  • Oliva (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]

Subspecies
  • Oliva tricolor abbasi (Thach & Berschauer, 2016) (synonym: Viduoliva tricolor abbasi Thach & Berschauer, 2016)
  • Oliva tricolor tricolor Lamarck, 1811

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]

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.

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q7087077 entry