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Oliva flammulata

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Oliva flammulata
Shell of Oliva flammulata dolicha (holotype at NMNH, Washington)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. flammulata
Binomial name
Oliva flammulata
Lamarck, 1811
Synonyms
  • Oliva (Oliva) aniomina Duclos, P.L., 1835
  • Oliva (Oliva) marmorea Marrat, F.P., 1871
  • Oliva (Oliva) siamensis Duclos, P.L., 1844
  • Oliva (Strephona) dolicha Locard, 1897

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

Subspecies

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  • Oliva flammulata dolicha Locard, 1897
  • Oliva flammulata flammulata Lamarck, 1811

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 43 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, Mauritania and Angola.

References

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  1. ^ Oliva flammulata Lamarck, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
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  • "Oliva (Strephona) flammulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.