Oliva caroliniana
Species of gastropod
| Oliva caroliniana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. caroliniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Oliva caroliniana Duclos, 1835[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| Oliva scitula Marratt, 1870 | |
Oliva caroliniana, common name the carolinian olive shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs in Micronesia off the Caroline Islands.
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 caroliniana Duclos, 1835. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
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