Oliva faba
| Oliva faba | |
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| Oliva faba | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. faba |
| Binomial name | |
| Oliva faba Marrat, 1867[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Oliva faba 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 23 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vanuatu
References
- ↑ Marrat, F. P. 1867. On some new species of Oliva, and a new Trivia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)20: 213-215.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- 1 2 Oliva faba Marrat, 1867. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
External links
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