Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Olividae Scientific name Oliva reticulata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Olivoidea Genus Oliva Rank Species | |
Similar Oliva carneola, Oliva vidua, Oliva tricolor, Oliva sericea, Oliva | ||
oliva reticulata
Oliva reticulata, common name the blood 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 32 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia.
References
Oliva reticulata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA