Oliva multiplicata

Oliva multiplicata, common name the many-plaited olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Oliva multiplicata
Apertural view of a shell of Oliva multiplicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Genus:
Oliva
Species:
O. multiplicata
Binomial name
Oliva multiplicata
Reeve, 1850[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Oliva labuanensis Marrat, 1871
  • Oliva (Multiplicoliva) multiplicata Reeve, 1850

Description

The length of the shell varies between 27 mm and 49 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan and from Japan to Indonesia.

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References
  1. Reeve L.A. (1850). Conchologia iconica or illustrations of the shell of molluscous animals.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. Oliva multiplicata Reeve, 1850. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2012.
  • "Oliva (Multiplicoliva) multiplicata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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