Oliva reticulata, common name the blood olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Oliva reticulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. reticulata
Binomial name
Oliva reticulata
(Röding, 1798)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Oliva evania Duclos, 1840
  • Oliva sanguinolenta Lamarck, 1810
  • Oliva (Viduoliva) reticulata (Röding, 1798)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 32 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia.

References

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  • Duclos, P. L. (1835-1840). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines a l'état vivant et fossile publiée par monographie. Genre Olive. Paris: Institut de France. 33 plates: pls 1-12
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  • Duclos, P. L. (1835-1840). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines a l'état vivant et fossile publiée par monographie. Genre Olive. Paris: Institut de France. 33 plates: pls 1-12
  • "Oliva (Viduoliva) reticulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.