Oliva mantichora
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| Oliva mantichora Duclos, 1840[1]
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Oliva mantichora, common name the amethyst olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 53 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Western Indian Ocean to Japan and New Guinea.
References
- ^ Duclos, P.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle Génerale et Particuliere de Tous les Genres de Coquilles Univalves Marines a l’état Vivant et Fossile, Publiée par Monographies, Genre Columbella. Didot, Paris, 1 p., 13 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b Oliva mantichora Duclos, 1840. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
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