Oliva flammulata
Oliva flammulata | |
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Shell of Oliva flammulata dolicha (holotype at NMNH, Washington) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Oliva |
Species: | O. flammulata |
Binomial name | |
Oliva flammulata Lamarck, 1811 | |
Synonyms | |
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Oliva flammulata, common name the flame olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Oliva flammulata dolicha Locard, 1897
- Oliva flammulata flammulata Lamarck, 1811
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 43 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, Mauritania and Angola.
References
[edit]- ^ Oliva flammulata Lamarck, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
External links
[edit]- "Oliva (Strephona) flammulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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