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

Oliva sidelia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Oliva
Species:
O. sidelia
Binomial name
Oliva sidelia
Duclos, 1840[1]
Synonyms
  • Oliva faba Marrat, 1867
  • Oliva (Galeola) sidelia Duclos, 1840

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 23 mm

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Bay of Bengal; off Philippines, New Guinea and Fiji.

References

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  • Kilburn, R.N. (1980). The genus Oliva (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Olividae) in southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum. 24(1): 221–231. page(s): 224.; note: Material discussed - Oliva todosina
  • Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111
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