Oliva circinata

Oliva circinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

Subspecies

• Oliva circinata circinata <small>Marrat, 1871</small>
• Oliva circinata jorioi <small>Petuch, 2013</small>
• Oliva circinata tostesi <small>Petuch, 1987</small>

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off North and East Brazil.

References

• Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

• Marrat, F. P. (1870-1871). Monograph of the genus Oliva. In: G.B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, vol. 4 (29-30): 1-46