Biology:Oliva mantichora

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Oliva mantichora
OLiva mantichora 01.jpg
Five views of a shell of Oliva mantichora
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O. mantichora
Binomial name
Oliva mantichora
Duclos, 1840[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Oliva (Annulatoliva) annulata annulata mantichora Duclos, P.L., 1840
  • Oliva intricata Dautzenberg, 1927

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 53 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Indian Ocean to Japan and New Guinea.

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Wikidata ☰ Q7087023 entry