Oliva reticulata

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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O. reticulata
Binomial name
Oliva reticulata
(Röding, 1798)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Oliva sanguinolenta Lamarck, 1810
  • Oliva (Viduoliva) reticulata (Röding, 1798)

Description

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

Distribution

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

References

  • "Oliva (Viduoliva) reticulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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