Oliva baileyi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Oliva |
Species: | O. baileyi
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Binomial name | |
Oliva baileyi Petuch, 1979
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Synonyms [2] | |
Oliva lenhilli Petuch & Sargent, 1986 |
Oliva baileyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives. [2]
Original description: "Highly polished, thickened, oblong, cylindrical; spire short, flattened, calloused, with incised suture; callus of last whorl produced at posterior end of aperture; aperture narrow, straight; columella with 12-16 low teeth; posterior end of columella without teeth; color bright yellow-tan crossed diagonally by widely separated brown bands that extend from shoulder to anterior tip; diagonal brown bands never coalescing; spire callus bright purple, contrasting greatly with yellow shell; columella and teeth white; interior of aperture lavender." [3]
Locus typicus: "Russell Island, Solomon Islands." [4]