Oliva pacifica

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Oliva pacifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. pacifica
Binomial name
Oliva pacifica
Marrat, 1870[1]
Synonyms[2]

Oliva arctata Marrat, 1870
Oliva zeigleri da Motta, 1981

Oliva pacifica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Description[edit]

Its shell is long and roughly cylindrical in shape and is 30–63 mm long, with a narrow slit running along the length of it. [3]

Distribution[edit]

Oliva pacifica is mainly found in western Thailand.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marrat (1870). Thesaurus Conchyliorum Vol. 4.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b Oliva pacifica Marrat, 1870. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Oliva (Arctoliva) pacifica". 24 September 2013.