Olivancillaria urceus

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

Olivancillaria urceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Genus:
Olivancillaria
Species:
O. urceus
Binomial name
Olivancillaria urceus
(Röding, 1798)[1]

Distribution

O. urceus is endemic to the South American coastline, from Brazil to Uruguay.[3]

References
  1. Röding P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus Cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten M. D. p. d. pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia et multivalvia.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Olivancillaria urceus (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  3. Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 215.

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