Oliva faba

Oliva faba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Oliva faba
Oliva faba
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O. faba
Binomial name
Oliva faba
Marrat, 1867[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Oliva (Oliva) vanuatuensis Petuch, E.J. & D.M. Sargent, 1986
  • Oliva (Proxoliva) faba Marrat, 1867
  • Oliva smithi Bridgman, 1906

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 23 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vanuatu

References

  • "Oliva (Proxoliva) faba". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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