Oliva reticularis

Oliva reticularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Olivoidea
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species: O. reticularis
Binomial name
Oliva reticularis
Lamarck, 1811
Synonyms[1]
  • Oliva formosa Marrat, 1870
  • Oliva (Oliva) vermiculata Gray, J.E., 1858
  • Oliva (Strephona) antillensis Petuch, E.J. & D.M. Sargent, 1986
  • Oliva (Strephona) bahamasensis Petuch, E.J. & D.M. Sargent, 1986
  • Oliva (Strephona) finlayi Petuch, E.J. & D.M. Sargent, 1986
  • Oliva (Strephona) reticularis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811

Oliva reticularis, common name the netted olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]

Subspecies

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 46 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bermudas and northern Brazil.

References

  1. 1 2 Oliva reticularis Lamarck, 1811.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.


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