Oliva tigridella

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

Oliva tigridella
Apertural view of a shell of Oliva tigridella stellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Genus:
Oliva
Species:
O. tigridella
Binomial name
Oliva tigridella
Duclos, 1835[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Philippines and Indonesia to Australia.

References
  1. Duclos, P.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle Génerale et Particuliere de Tous les Genres de Coquilles Univalves Marines a l’état Vivant et Fossile, Publiée par Monographies, Genre Columbella. Didot, Paris, 1 p., 13 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Oliva tigridella Duclos, 1835. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
  • "Oliva (Oliva) tigridella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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