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Oliva circinata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Olividae
Genus:	Oliva
Species:	O. circinata
Binomial name
Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871
Synonyms
Americoliva circinata (Marrat, 1871) Oliva (Americoliva) circinata Marrat, 1871· accepted, alternate representation

Oliva circinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

Subspecies

• Oliva circinata circinata Marrat, 1871
• Oliva circinata jorioi Petuch, 2013
• Oliva circinata tostesi Petuch, 1987

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off North and East Brazil.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420122 on 2021-11-02

• Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

• Marrat, F. P. (1870-1871). Monograph of the genus Oliva. In: G.B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, vol. 4 (29-30): 1-46

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