Oliva flammulata
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Oliva |
Species: | O. flammulata
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Binomial name | |
Oliva flammulata Lamarck, 1811
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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.
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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
- "Oliva (Strephona) flammulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.