Oliva mantichora

Oliva mantichora, common name the amethyst olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Oliva mantichora
Five views of a shell of Oliva mantichora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Genus:
Oliva
Species:
O. mantichora
Binomial name
Oliva mantichora
Duclos, 1840[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Oliva (Annulatoliva) annulata annulata mantichora Duclos, P.L., 1840
  • Oliva intricata Dautzenberg, 1927

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 53 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Indian Ocean to Japan and New Guinea.

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References
  1. Duclos, P.L. (1840) Histoire Naturelle Génerale et Particuliere de Tous les Genres de Coquilles Univalves Marines a l’état Vivant et Fossile, Publiée par Monographies, Genre Columbella. Didot, Paris, 1 p., 13 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Oliva mantichora Duclos, 1840. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 November 2012.


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