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Oliva circinata

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Oliva circinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. circinata
Binomial name
Oliva circinata
Marrat, 1871
Synonyms
  • Americoliva circinata (Marrat, 1871)
  • Oliva (Americoliva) circinata Marrat, 1871· accepted, alternate representation

Oliva circinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]

Subspecies
  • Oliva circinata circinata Marrat, 1871
  • Oliva circinata jorioi Petuch, 2013
  • Oliva circinata tostesi Petuch, 1987

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off North and East Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420122 on 2021-11-02
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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