Oliva pica

Oliva pica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2][3]

Oliva pica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. pica
Binomial name
Oliva pica
Duclos, 1840[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Oliva (Miniaceoliva) pica Lamarck, 1811
  • Oliva mascarena Tursch & Greifeneder, 1996

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius and the Seychelles.

References

  • Sargent D.M. & Petuch E.J. (2012) A new species of Oliva (Gastropoda: Olividae) from Mauritius, Mascarene Islands. Visaya 3(5): 4–10.


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