Oliva hirasei

Oliva hirasei, common name Hirase's olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Oliva hirasei
Apertural view of a shell of Oliva hirasei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Genus:
Oliva
Species:
O. hirasei
Binomial name
Oliva hirasei
Kira, 1959[1]
Synonyms

Oliva (Miniaceoliva) hirasei Kira, 1959

Description

The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and New Caledonia.

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References
  1. Kira T. (1959). Coloured illustrations of shells of Japan. Plate 32, fig. 8. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Oliva hirasei Kira, 1959. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 November 2012.
  • "Oliva (Miniaceoliva) hirasei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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