Oliva tigridella | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Oliva tigridella stellata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Oliva |
Species: | O. tigridella |
Binomial name | |
Oliva tigridella Duclos, 1835 | |
Synonyms | |
Oliva blanda Marrat, 1867 |
Oliva tigridella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 42 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2012) |
Distribution
This marine species occurs from the Philippines and Indonesia to French Polynesia and Australia.
References
- Duclos, P.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle Génerale et Particuliere de Tous les Genres de Coquilles Univalves Marines a l’état Vivant et Fossile, Publiée par Monographies, Genre Columbella. Didot, Paris, 1 p., 13 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- Oliva tigridella Duclos, 1835. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
External links
- "Oliva (Oliva) tigridella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Oliva tigridella |
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