Oliva vidua
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Oliva vidua, common name the black 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 28 mm and 70 mm.
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Distribution
O. vidua is endemic to the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.,[3] occurring of the Mascarene Basin, the Philippines, Indonesia and New Guinea.
References
- ^ Röding P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus Cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten M. D. p. d. pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia et multivalvia.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b Oliva vidua (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
- ^ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 208.
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