Oliva reticularis, common name the netted olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Subspecies:
- Oliva reticularis lilacea <small>(Paulmier, 2013)</small>
- Oliva reticularis reticularis <small>Lamarck, 1811</small>
- Oliva reticularis greenwayae <small>Clench, 1937</small> (taxon inquirendum)
- Oliva reticularis ernesti <small>Petuch, 1990</small>: synonym of Oliva reticularis <small>Lamarck, 1811</small>
- Oliva reticularis olorinella <small>Duclos, 1835</small>: synonym of Oliva oliva <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 46 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bermudas and northern Brazil.
References
- Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (1986). Atlas of the living olive shells of the world. xv + 253 pp., 39 pls. page(s): Page 129, Plate 22, fig 5-7
- Petuch, E. J.; Myers, R. F. (2014). New species and subspecies of olive shells (Gastropoda: Olividae) from the Panamic and Indo-Pacific regions and the Gulf of Mexico. The Festivus. 46(3): 63-74
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