Oliva lecoquiana

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

Oliva lecoquiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
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
  1. Ducros de St. Germain (1857). Revue critique du Genre Oliva de Bruguiere.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Oliva lecoquiana Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.


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