Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Olividae Scientific name Oliva peruviana | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Olivoidea Genus Oliva Rank Species | |
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Similar Oliva incrassata, Oliva sericea, Oliva, Oliva vidua, Oliva tricolor | ||
Oliva peruviana
Oliva peruviana, common name the Peruvian olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 27 mm and 55 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Southern Chile (not in the Galapagos Islands)
References
Oliva peruviana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA