Oliva tricolor, common name the tricolour olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Subspecies:
- Oliva tricolor abbasi <small>(Thach & Berschauer, 2016)</small> (synonym: Viduoliva tricolor abbasi <small>Thach & Berschauer, 2016</small>)
- Oliva tricolor tricolor <small>Lamarck, 1811</small>
- Oliva tricolor palawanensis <small>Bartsch, 1918</small> (taxon inquirendum)
Description
The length of the shell is between 38 mm and 63 mm.
Distribution
Oliva tricolor is endemic to the Indian Ocean, the West Pacific and the South China Sea.
References
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
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