Oliva tricolor
Oliva tricolor, common name the tricolour olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
- Subspecies
- Oliva tricolor abbasi (Thach & Berschauer, 2016) (synonym: Viduoliva tricolor abbasi Thach & Berschauer, 2016)
- Oliva tricolor tricolor Lamarck, 1811
- Oliva tricolor palawanensis Bartsch, 1918 (taxon inquirendum)
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. tricolor |
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Description
The length of the shell is between 38 mm and 63 mm.
Distribution
Oliva tricolor is endemic to the Indian Ocean, the West Pacific and the South China Sea.[3]
References
- Lamarck J.-B. (1811). Détermination des espéces de Mollusques testacés. Ann. Mus. Nat. Paris, vol. 16. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- Oliva tricolor Lamarck, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
- Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 207.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
External links
- Lamarck (J.B.M.de). (1811). Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 16: 300-328
- Duclos, P. L. (1835-1840). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines a l'état vivant et fossile publiée par monographie. Genre Olive. Paris: Institut de France. 33 plates: pls 1-12
- "Oliva (Viduoliva) tricolor". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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