Oliva chrysoplecta

Oliva chrysoplecta
Oliva chrysoplecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Olivoidea
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species: O. chrysoplecta
Binomial name
Oliva chrysoplecta
Tursch & Greifender, 1989[1]
Synonyms

Oliva (Acutoliva) chrysoplecta Tursch & Greifender, 1989

Oliva chrysoplecta 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 15 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Okinawa, the Philippines and Fiji.

References

External links

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