Oliva elegans | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Oliva elegans zigzag | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Oliva |
Species: | O. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Oliva elegans | |
Synonyms | |
Oliva (Viduoliva) elegans Lamarck, 1811 |
Oliva elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives. [2]
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 53 mm.
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Oliva elegans occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and in the Western Pacific Ocean. [3]