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
Oliva tricolor philantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Genus:
Oliva
Species:
O. tricolor
Binomial name
Oliva tricolor
Synonyms
  • Oliva (Oliva) guttula Marrat, F.P., 1871
  • Oliva (Oliva) tringa Duclos, P.L., 1840
  • Oliva (Viduoliva) tricolor Lamarck, 1811

Description

The length of the shell is between 38 mm and 63 mm.

Distribution

O. tricolor is endemic to the Indian Ocean, the West Pacific and the South China Sea.[3]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Oliva tricolor Lamarck, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
  3. Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 207.
  • "Oliva (Viduoliva) tricolor". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Oliva tricolor abbasi
  • Oliva tricolor philantha
  • Oliva tricolor philantha


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