Oliva hirasei
Apertural view of a shell of Oliva hirasei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. hirasei
Binomial name
Oliva hirasei
Kira, 1959[1]
Synonyms

Oliva (Miniaceoliva) hirasei Kira, 1959

Oliva hirasei, common name Hirase's olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and New Caledonia.

References

  • "Oliva (Miniaceoliva) hirasei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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