Americoliva reticularis

Americoliva reticularis, common name the netted olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1] The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 46 mm. This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bermudas and northern Brazil.

Americoliva reticularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Genus:
Americoliva
Species:
A. reticularis
Binomial name
Americoliva reticularis
(Lamarck, 1811)
Subspecies
  • Oliva reticularis lilacea (Paulmier, 2013)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Oliva antillensis Petuch & Sargent, 1986
  • Oliva finlayi Petuch & Sargent, 1986
  • Oliva formosa Marrat, 1870
  • Oliva reticularis Lamarck, 1811
  • Oliva (Oliva) vermiculata Gray, J.E., 1858
  • Oliva (Strephona) antillensis Petuch, E.J. & D.M. Sargent, 1986
  • Oliva (Strephona) bahamasensis Petuch, E.J. & D.M. Sargent, 1986
  • Oliva (Strephona) finlayi Petuch, E.J. & D.M. Sargent, 1986
  • Oliva (Strephona) reticularis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811

References
  1. Americoliva reticularis (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2018.
  • Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (1986). Atlas of the living olive shells of the world. xv + 253 pp., 39 pls. page(s): Page 129, Plate 22, fig 5-7
  • Petuch, E. J.; Myers, R. F. (2014). New species and subspecies of olive shells (Gastropoda: Olividae) from the Panamic and Indo-Pacific regions and the Gulf of Mexico. The Festivus. 46(3): 63-74


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