Oliva tigridella
| Oliva tigridella | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Oliva tigridella stellata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. tigridella
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| Binomial name | |
| Oliva tigridella Duclos, 1835[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Oliva blanda Marrat, 1867 | |
Oliva tigridella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 42 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs from the Philippines and Indonesia to French Polynesia and Australia.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oliva tigridella Duclos, 1835. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oliva tigridella.
- "Oliva (Oliva) tigridella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.