Oliva flammulata
Oliva flammulata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Oliva |
Species: | O. flammulata |
Binomial name | |
Oliva flammulata Lamarck, 1811 | |
Synonyms | |
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Oliva flammulata, common name the flame olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]
Subspecies
- Oliva flammulata dolicha Locard, 1897
- Oliva flammulata flammulata Lamarck, 1811
Description
The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 43 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, Mauritania and Angola.
References
- ↑ Oliva flammulata Lamarck, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
External links
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