Oliva multiplicata, common name the many-plaited olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
| Oliva multiplicata | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Oliva multiplicata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Oliva |
| Species: | O. multiplicata
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| Oliva multiplicata | |
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Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 27 mm and 49 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Taiwan and from Japan to Indonesia.
References edit
- ^ Reeve L.A. (1850). Conchologia iconica or illustrations of the shell of molluscous animals.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b Oliva multiplicata Reeve, 1850. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oliva multiplicata.
- "Oliva (Multiplicoliva) multiplicata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.