my-server
← Wiki

Oliva todosina

Oliva todosina, common name the pretty olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

Subspecies:
  • Oliva todosina solomonensis <small>Petuch & Sargent, 1986</small>
  • Oliva todosina todosina <small>Duclos, 1840</small>

Description

The length of the shell varies between 14&nbsp;mm and 28&nbsp;mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar and in the Bay of Bengal; also off Japan, Micronesia and Polynesia.

References

  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
  • Vervaet F.L.J. (2018). The living Olividae species as described by Pierre-Louis Duclos. Vita Malacologica. 17: 1-111
  • Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–

External links