Oliva multiplicata
| Oliva multiplicata | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Oliva multiplicata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. multiplicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oliva multiplicata Reeve, 1850[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Oliva multiplicata, common name the many-plaited olive, 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 27 mm and 49 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Taiwan and from Japan to Indonesia.
References
- ↑ Reeve L.A. (1850). Conchologia iconica or illustrations of the shell of molluscous animals.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- 1 2 Oliva multiplicata Reeve, 1850. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
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