Oliva elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Oliva elegans zigzag | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Oliva elegans | |
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Oliva (Viduoliva) elegans Lamarck, 1811 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 53 mm.
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Distribution edit
Oliva elegans occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and in the Western Pacific Ocean.[3]
References edit
- ^ Lamarck J.-B. (1811). Détermination des espéces de Mollusques testacés. Ann. Mus. Nat. Paris, vol. 16. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Oliva elegans Lamarck, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.
- ^ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 208.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oliva elegans.
- "Oliva (Viduoliva) elegans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.