| Oliva circinata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. circinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871 | |
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Oliva circinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]
- Subspecies
- Oliva circinata circinata Marrat, 1871
- Oliva circinata jorioi Petuch, 2013
- Oliva circinata tostesi Petuch, 1987
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off North and East Brazil.
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oliva circinata Marrat, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420122 on 2021-11-02
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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