Oliva mantichora, common name the amethyst olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Subspecies:
- Oliva mantichora intricata <small>Dautzenberg, 1927</small>
- Oliva mantichora mantichora <small>Duclos, 1840</small>
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 53 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Western Indian Ocean to Japan and New Guinea.
References
- Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. iâÂÂvi, 1âÂÂ289
- Tursch B., Germain L. & Greifeneder D. (1986). Studies on Olividae. IV. Oliva annulata Gmelin, 1791 (of authors): a confusion of species. Indo-Malayan Zoology. 3: 189-216.
- Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111
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