Olivancillaria orbignyi

Olivancillaria orbignyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Olivoidea
Family: Olividae
Genus: Olivancillaria
Species: O. orbignyi
Binomial name
Olivancillaria orbignyi
(Marrat, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Agaronia orbignyi (Marrat, 1868)
  • Agaronia pallida auct. non Swainson, 1831
  • Agaronia testacea auct. non Lamarck, 1811
  • Oliva orbignyi Marrat, 1868 (original combination)
  • Olivancillaria uretai Klappenbach, 1965

Olivancillaria orbignyi, common name Ureta's olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 24 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to Argentina.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Olivancillaria orbignyi (Marrat, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573238 on 2012-11-17

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