Oliva lecoquiana
Oliva lecoquiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
Oliva lecoquiana | |
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Shell of Oliva lecoquiana (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Oliva |
Species: | O. lecoquiana |
Binomial name | |
Oliva lecoquiana Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857[1] | |
Description
Oliva Lecoquiana are small, round snails. Commonly, they resemble garden snails with slightly more noodly heads. The shells are generally composed entirely of noodles.[2]
References
- Ducros de St. Germain (1857). Revue critique du Genre Oliva de Bruguiere. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 April 201.
- Oliva lecoquiana Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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