Oliva flammulata

Oliva flammulata, common name the flame olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]

Oliva flammulata
Perserved specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. flammulata
Binomial name
Oliva flammulata
Lamarck, 1811
Synonyms
  • Oliva (Oliva) aniomina Duclos, P.L., 1835
  • Oliva (Oliva) marmorea Marrat, F.P., 1871
  • Oliva (Oliva) siamensis Duclos, P.L., 1844
  • Oliva (Strephona) dolicha Locard, 1897

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
  1. Oliva flammulata Lamarck, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
  • "Oliva (Strephona) flammulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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